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Tastes and Temptations: Food and Art in Renaissance Italy
by John Varriano
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0520259041
- ISBN 13
- 9780520259041
- Seller
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Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
Item Price
A$13.94A$12.55
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About This Item
First edition hardcover with dust jacket, published by University of California Press, 2009. Signed by the author on the title page, with an inscription for the former owners, dated 2009. An in-depth examination of the role that food plays in the art of Renaissance Italy. using many examples and illustrated throughout with color reproductions of the art. 259 pages with Index, Bibliography, and Notes. Sturdy off-white cloth covered boards, with the author name and title imprinted on the spine in gold. Sewn binding is tight and square. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. There is some sun fading to the spine of the jacket. No further writing besides the author signature/inscription. Edges of the text block are clean. Very slight bump to the back right corner of the cover board. The attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory, not a stock photo.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hopkins Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21-727
- Title
- Tastes and Temptations: Food and Art in Renaissance Italy
- Author
- John Varriano
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0520259041
- ISBN 13
- 9780520259041
- Publisher
- University Of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 2009-11
- Keywords
- Italy, Renaissance
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Cooking; Italy;
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About the Seller
Hopkins Books
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Nashua, New Hampshire
About Hopkins Books
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