Vite de' più eccellenti pittori scultori e architetti . scritte da Giorgio Vasari pittore e architetto aretino corrette da molti errori e illustrate con note [...].
Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo 1511 – Florence 1574)
Category
Books
Date
1759 - 1760
Materials
Place of origin
Italy
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3048008.3
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.2., plates . 4to.. Identified in the 1768 catalogue: G.5. Top edge frequently uncut. Manuscript inscription on front cover: My Lord Grey -. Possibly purchased in Italy by the 5th earl on his Grand Tour of 1760?. Provenance: Bookplate on front pastedown: Armorial, Grey and Booth quarterings impaling Cavendish-Bentinck: George Harry Grey, 5th earl of Stamford & 1st earl of Warrington (2nd cr.) (1737-1819).. Binding: Italian paper binding (as issued); loosely stitched (6 holes); sewn onto 4 'string' cords; edge roughly cut.
Makers and roles
Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo 1511 – Florence 1574) Giovanni Gaetano Bottari (1689-1775)