The Hall of Geographical Maps in Palazzo Vecchio: Caprice and Invention of Duke Cosimo

This illustrated edition shows the Earth as it was known in the sixteenth century through the maps and images of the Map Room in the Florentine Palazzo Vecchio. Different contributions (by Monica Consoli, Massimo Marcolin, Paola Pacetti, Valentina Zucchi) examine in particular the 53 panels depicting various countries as well as the large central globe. The volume refers to various selections of marvelous or peculiar images included in the room's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8859614465
• ISBN13: 9788859614463
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Edizioni Polistampa
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.