Buyer-Focused Description

Explore the life, work, and historical world of Michelangelo in this large-format Time-Life Library of Art volume by Robert Coughlan and the Editors of Time-Life Books. The book presents Michelangelo’s sculpture, painting, drawing, poetry, and architecture within the cultural and political setting of Renaissance Italy, with numerous black-and-white and color illustrations.

The illustrated contents include chapters on Michelangelo’s early life, the Medici, sculpture, the Sistine Chapel, the Medici tombs, architecture, and his later years. Additional reference sections include a chronology of artists, other works of Michelangelo, a catalogue of illustrations, bibliography, credits and acknowledgments, and an index. The title page and copyright page identify this copy as a 1966 Time Incorporated, New York publication.

Item Specifics

📚 Title: The World of Michelangelo, 1475–1564
✍️ Author: Robert Coughlan
🏛️ Series: Time-Life Library of Art
🏢 Publisher: Time Incorporated, New York
📅 Publication Year: 1966
📖 Format: Hardcover
🌐 Language: English
🎨 Subject: Michelangelo, Renaissance art, sculpture, painting, architecture
🖼️ Features: Illustrated art biography with color plates, drawings, chronology, bibliography, and index

Condition

Good vintage condition overall, with visible shelf wear and rubbing to the red cloth spine and beige boards. The binding appears intact; the illustrated opening plate has a small crease or lifted area at its upper-left corner, as shown in the photographs.

Additional Details

Includes the single hardcover book shown. No separate slipcase or other accessory is included unless pictured. This listing is for one copy only.

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