Rykwert, Joseph and Anne Engel — Leon Battista Alberti
Milano, Olivetti / Electa, 1994. Softcover. Brown paper wraps with embossed illus. on front cover, French flaps, 567 pp. color & BW illus. Text is in Italian. A collection of 32 essays covering a variety of topics related to the work of Italian artist, architect and philosopher Leon Baptista Alberti (1404-1472). Includes illustrations of artwork, architectural renderings, and manuscript pages. A substantial work that covers much material. Good (wraps scuffed, scratched, smudged & rubbed. lower spine edge bumped & creased. lower front corners bumped & creased; pgs will have a crimp/crease to lower corner/areas.) Better than it sounds.