Histoire

129444 — Milan Italy / New York New York: Electa / Abbeville Press. Hardcover. NF / NF. White cloth boards rust dust jacket with duotone illustration. 303 pp. 200 color plates and images. In English. From the DJ: A dazzling collection of 200 works from two millennia of collecting the book traces both the history of Western art and the history of the Catholic church. The magnificent color reproductions are complemented by a series of historical and critical essays be specialist scholars and a complete glossary of terms. A companion catalogue to an exhibition of the featured works of art -- from huge designs for the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome down to palm-sized medals -- and which accompanied Pope John Paul on his journeys starting in Denver in 1993 and concluding in Rome in 2000. Electa / Abbeville Press hardcover books