THE SISTINE CHAPEL
Volumes I–III GIGA FOLIO
Volume I – BiblicalPrehistory – 246 pp.
Volume II – The Ancestors of Christ – 245 pp.
Volume III – The Book of Genesis – 255 pp. The Sistine Chapel
A beautiful three-volume album edition in a limited run of 700 numbered pieces dedicated to the Sistine Chapel. THE PRESENTED PIECE IS NUMBER 695. FOREWORD: FREDERICK HARTT. COMMENTARY ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS: GIANLUIGI COLALUCCI. PHOTOGRAPHS: TAKASHI OKAMURA.
TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN BY JERZY MIZIOŁEK IN COLLABORATION WITH TAMARA ŁOZIŃSKA.
Full-page, large-format photographs showcase various elements of the frescoes. Numerous fold-out photos—both before and after restoration.
Publisher: ALFA, 1991. Eco-leather binding in a slipcase. Beautifully edited, on thick cream-colored paper (text) and in an unusual format: height, 44.6 cm; width 4.8 cm (in slipcase), one volume. Scuffs on the edges of the bindings; the slipcase for vol. 3 is slightly coming apart; a few minor stains.
