The Codex of the Anonimo Magliabechiano : Newly edited with a transcription faithful to the original manuscript and provided with an Introduction /

The Codex of the Anonimo Magliabechiano : Newly edited with a transcription faithful to the original manuscript and provided with an Introduction /

This book offers a new edition of one of the most important art historical sources on Italian art. Written not long before Vasari's famous Lives (1550), this source provides an overview of art from Cimabue to Michelangelo. Moreover, the author's ambition was to provide a sketch of the art...

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Main Authors: Wierda, Bouk (Author), Toolen, C.J. van ter (Author), Veen, Henk Th. Van (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2024.

Series: Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2024.
NIKI Studies in Netherlandish-Italian Art History ; 16.

Subjects:

Archaeology, Art & Architecture.
Art History.
Art Theory.
Classical Studies.

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Call Number: N5305

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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Figures
  • Introduction: The Codex of the Anonimo Magliabechiano in Context
  •  1 The Codex
  •  2 The Sources of the Codex
  •  3 Approach and Working Method in the Codex
  •  4 Dating
  •  5 Characterization of the Author
  •  6 The Author's Identity
  •  7 The Identification Substantiated
  •  8 The Edition
  •  9 Note on the Transcription
  •  10 Note on the English Translation of Passages from the Codex
  • Transcription of the Codex
  • Appendix 1: Inventory of Artists Discussed in the Codex
  • Appendix 2: List of Artworks and Buildings Cited in the Second Part of the Codex
  • Bibliography
  • Illustrations
  • Indexes.