{"product_id":"lorenzo-demedici-collector-of-antiquities-collector-and-antiquarian-0521452457","title":"Lorenzo de'Medici, Collector of Antiquities: Collector and Antiquarian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0521452457\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fusco, Laurie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLorenzo de'Medici was a passionate collector of objects from antiquity and the post-antiquity period as well as an important patron of the arts in fifteenth-century Florence. His activities as a collector are documented in a group of 173 previously unknown letters included in this volume. As revealed in these letters, Lorenzo had a preference for small objects: coins, hardstone vases, and gems. This book reveals how such objects were studied, displayed, selected and valued by de'Medici and other collectors during this period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51939441017120,"sku":"NEW0521452457","price":381.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/lorenzo-demedici-collector-of-antiquities-collector-and-antiquarian-0521452457","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}