Chiese Cattoliche Medaglia D'Arte, Adolfo Modesti

LE CHIESE CATTOLICHE NELLA MEDAGLIA D'ARTE (Catholic Churches in the Medal of Art) (Rome, 2016). Edited and curated by Adolfo Modesti under the aegis of the Accademia Italiana di Studi Numismatica, this volume studies the churches, cathedrals, basilicas--as well as the shrines, abbeys and monasteries--of Italy. The basis of the study is an amazing collection of some 363 medals, each described and pictured in full color.

New, large hardcover, 580 pages, Italian language. U.S. orders only, international customers please contact me for shipping rates.

Note: Only 30 copies of this book were printed for the Italian market and 20 copies for the U.S. market.

Full title: LE CHIESE CATTOLICHE NELLA MEDAGLIA D'ARTE: STORIA, ARCHITETTURE, MONUMENTI, ARTISTI E ALTRO NELLE MEDAGLIE DI UN'ORIGINALE 'COLLEZIONE ROMANA'.

Link to Adolfo Modesti's website here: http://www.papalmedalsinthebooks.com/home.html