The Flowering of the Italian Renaissance

New York: Odyssey, 1965. 1st American edition. Hardcover. Orig. crimson cloth. Fine in very good dust wrapper.. 384 pages. 312 illustrations, many in full-color. Glossary - Index. Bibliography. Maps. Translated by Jonathan Griffin. The author's purpose was "to bring to the fore certain facts that seem illuminating, such as the polarity of Padua and Urbino, the vogue for marquetry, the innovationsin the design of villas and the popularity of the alterpiece.