Medals and Plaquettes from the Molinari Collection at Bowdoin College

Andrea S. Norris & Ingrid Weber

Published by Brunswick, Maine, 1976

About this Item

An excellent copy of this extensively illustrated catalogue of the Molinari collection of medals and plaquettes, given to Bowdoin College in 1966 by Amanda Marchesa Molinari. First Edition. More than ten years in the making, this catalogue includes 789 illustrations of 357 medals and 109 plaquettes, on 144 plates, printed on both sides. More than 100 of the objects have never before been published. "Bowdoin College's art collection came into existence in 1811, nine years after the College opened, when James Bowdoin III gave 142 master drawings, including View of Waltersburg by Pieter Brueghel the Elder" - Flyleaf. In the original publisher's cloth binding in the original dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Minor shelfwear to the boards. Light edgewear to the dustwrapper, with a little sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. Seller Inventory # GEN15-C-5

Bibliographic Details

Title: Medals and Plaquettes from the Molinari ...

Publisher: Brunswick, Maine

Publication Date: 1976

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book