The Vatican Collections - The Papacy and Art - Official Publication Authorised By the Vatican Museums

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Harry N. Abrams, 1984. A Fine unmarked copy with gold title and blind embossed Vatican crest on red cloth boards with Fine dustjacket. Message by John PaulII and foreword by Philippe de Montebello, James N. Wood and Ian McKibbin White. Produced to accompany three exhibitions in New York, San Francisco and Chicago in 1983/4. This large format volume comprises : Map of Vatican City State, The Vatican Museums, Old Saint Peter's, The Fabbrica of Saint Peter's, The Apostolic Palaces, The Belvedere, The Treasury of Saint Peter's, New Saint Petr's and Baroque Rome, The Library Museums, Museo Pio-Clementino, Pinacoteca, Museo Gregoriano Egizio, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco, The Collections of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the 19th and 20th Centuries, Museo Pio Cristiano, Pontificio Museo Missionario-Etnologico, Collezione D'Arte Religiosa Moderna. Magnificently illustrated with 272 iilustartions including 161 colour plates and map. Complete list of pontiffs and extensive bibliographies. **** A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.3 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** L. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.