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Vatican Museums, Rome

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Vatican Museums, Rome. New York: Newsweek, Inc.,1968. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 172 pp. A beautiful book by Newsweek as part of a series called 'Great Museums of the World.' It illustrates the Papal treasures in the museums and galleries that make up the Vatican Museums. It includes marble statues, frescoes, Medieval manuscripts, High Renaissance and Baroque painting. It also has the greatest Vatican work of all, the Sistine Chapel its frescoed walls with scenes from The Life of Christ and The Life of Moses by Botticelli, Perugino, Ghirlandaio, Pinturicchio all with Michelangelo's masterpiece The Last Judgement and The Creation. NPT Books, a division of N.P. Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Width: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1968
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    valatie, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: LK-1521stDibs: LU84636741953

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