Unknown Tuscany
by Guido Biffoli; Pier Carlo Santini; Guido Piovene [Preface]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/Good
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About This Item
This Book is in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a Dust Jacket Protector) has some Small Scratches (mostly to the Rear Cover) and some Edgewear, including Small Tears (1/4" long or smaller), Small Creases, and Slight Chipping at the Head and Base of the Spine and some Bumping to the Fore Edge Corners, which has caused a Few Small Tears (1/4" long or smaller) and associated Small Creases, but the Dust Jacket has No Stains or Foxing. The Hardcover Boards have Slight Corner Bumping but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining with the Exception of a Gift Inscription on the Front End Page and with Light Corner Bumping to the Top Fore Edge Corner but No Tears, Dog-eared Pages, Stains, Mold, or Other Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Securely Packed and Promptly Shipped.
Book Description:
Impregnable fortresses, welcome retreats, ships about to sail, heaps of stone, and delicate sculptures - observed from a distance, the small populated centers of the more ancient and better preserved parts of Tuscany first show the traveler climbing up hills and mountains their indistinct forms and then, as the view becomes more distinct, the unexpected skyline of an exceptionally spontaneous architecture. Guido Biffoli has selected and appraised those features of this complex and varied Tuscan landscape which are still unknown, or scarcely mentioned by even the most detailed guidebooks. Pier Carlo Santini examines and explains the origin and life of these ancient centers. "Unknown Tuscany" is an itinerary leading to the discovery of a "beauty of secrets" as written by Piovene and also is an important attempt at recovering a forgotten chapter and area of Italian history and architecture.
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- Bookseller
- W. White, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20220111076
- Title
- Unknown Tuscany
- Author
- Guido Biffoli; Pier Carlo Santini; Guido Piovene [Preface]
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Vallecchi Editore
- Place of Publication
- Firenze, Italy
- Date Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 360
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Italian Architecture, Italian History
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