Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe
Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe
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Giusti, Annamaria and Wolfram Koeppe. Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe Yale University Press. 2011 90688 Presenting 150 luxury objects fashioned from semiprecious stones, this beautiful book provides a wide-ranging history of pietre dure, a virtuoso art of hardstone inlay that flourished in much of Europe during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. 428 pp., 272 color and B&W illus. Pap.