Overview

Coffin traces the unfolding of Ligorio's life from his early years in Naples to his work in Rome, where he served several popes and pored over ancient ruins, through his residency in Ferrara as court antiquarian. In addition to illuminating Ligorio's relationship to his patrons, Coffin sheds light on Ligorio's famed map of ancient Rome, a masterpiece that bears witness to Ligorio's cartographic skills and his lifelong fascination with the eternal city.

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Author:   David R. Coffin (Princeton University)
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.708kg
ISBN:  

9780271022932

ISBN 10:   0271022930
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   12 July 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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<p> The volume is well produced, with copious black-and-white illustrations integrated with the text. <p>--J.K. Dabbs, Choice

The volume is well produced, with copious black-and-white illustrations integrated with the text. --J.K. Dabbs, Choice

David Coffin's biography is a welcome addition to the relatively thin literature on Ligorio. His study draws on a lifetime of distinguished work on and around Ligorio, whose voluminous manuscripts have been mined by scholars. The learning displayed by this densely documented study and the associated collection of imagery is most admirable, worthy of the immensely erudite subject himself.

Author Information

David R. Coffin passed away in October 2003. He was Howard Crosby Butler Memorial Professor of the History of Architecture, Emeritus, at Princeton University.

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