Memoirs of Benvenuto Cellini, a Florentine Artist (1847)
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Memoirs of Benvenuto Cellini, a Florentine Artist (1847)
by Benvenuto Cellini
Full Title: Memoirs of Benvenuto Cellini, a Florentine Artist; Written By Himself: Containing a Variety of Information Respecting the Arts, and the History of The 16th Century : Now First Collated with the New Text of Guiseppe Molini, and Corrected and Enlarged from the Last Milan Edition, with Notes and Observations of G. P. Carpani.
7 x 4 ½. In English. Published by Henry G. Bohn, London, 1847. Early edition. Translated by Thomas Roscoe. Complete. Tan half calf leather binding on spine and corners with five raised bands on spine and marbled end papers. Tight binding and bright, corners lightly bumped. Gilt lettering on spine a little dulled. Red staining of text block edges unblemished, although a little dulled by soiling. Illustration on frontispiece. In very good overall condition. New to our inventory. Detailed condition report coming soon. (The image of the author we included on our website is NOT in the book.)
Cellini (1500 - 1571) was a Florentine sculptor and world-renowned goldsmith. His autobiography is considered among the world's greatest, because his revelations of associations with popes and kings and fellow artisans captures the spirit of the Renaissance. However, the general consensus that he often exaggerates his own role in events.
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