Italian Frescoes: The Early Renaissance, 1400-1470, Steffi Roettgen, New York, Abbeville Press, 1996, NF HC

Roettgen, Steffi. New York. Abbeville Press. 1996. English, First Edition, NF, Folio 11 1/4" X 13 1/2", 464 pp. ISBN: 9780789201393 Near Fine folio, green cloth over board, stamped gilt lettering to spine, decorative black-and-white endpapers.  Near Fine green dust jacket featuring detail of Medici Chapel fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli. Protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. Text in English. 464 pp. replete with full-color photographs, by Antonio Quattrone, of essential Italian fresco cycles from the 15th century early Italian Renaissance, including well-known fresco cycles like the Branacci Chapel in Florence by Masaccio, Masolino, and Filippo Lippi. Covering the regions of Italy, with an emphasis on the artistic center that gave life to the Renaissance, Tuscany and Florence, this comprehensive study examines twenty-one fresco cycles that represent crowning achievements of the time. This spectacle of vibrant masterpieces, paired with Steffi Roettgen's convincing text, makes a brillian