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Jan Christian Sepp The Book of Marble

A representation of Marble Types 1776

Directed and produced by Benedikt Taschen

Geert-Jan Koot

Taschen , Cologne 2023, 312 pages, 32 26 cm, Hardcover in slipcase, 100 richly hand-coloured plates, ISBN 978-3836594349

euro 100,00

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Famous First Edition: First printing of 10,000 numbered copies

An exhaustive compendium of marble, Afbeelding der Marmor Soorten (A Representation of Marble Types) depicted 570 samples across 100 colour plates, accompanied by texts in five languages. Published in 1776 at the peak of the Enlightenment, it is regarded, rightly, as one of the finest illustrated scientific books of the era.Over the course of the 18th century, beautiful books that categorised, annotated, and illuminated the Enlightenment pursuit of learning across Europe had become increasingly popular. Knowledge was everything and everywhere, and these books provided it for those not wealthy enough to build their own personal collections of rare and exotic objects. Marmor Soorten, one such edition, took the standards of both aesthetics and categorisation to a whole new level.Jan Christiaan Sepp and his father Christian – himself a respected collector – had already earned a reputation for luxury publications on scientific themes, starting with Christian’s own Nederlandsche Insecten (Insects of the Netherlands). But it was his son who created the visual masterpiece Marmor Soorten, revising an existing German publication from 1775 by Adam Ludwig Wirsing. The result – published in 11 instalments to a print run of around 100 – was among the finest examples of its kind.Featuring new photography to depict the intricate details of the marble samples, this edition brings an unknown treasure back to relevance. The plates, each meticulously hand-coloured and arranged with painstaking precision, have an abstract-art feel that gives this volume an almost modern slant.This edition reproduces the pages from two copies of Marmor Soorten held at the State and University Library in Dresden and the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Reprinting the work in full for the first time, The Book of Marble brings that rare blend of beauty and encyclopedic knowledge to a wider audience.

04/06/23

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Ricordo ancora il primo viaggio a Firenze, quasi vent'anni fa: una passeggiata nel centro storico, la visita alla bellissima Basilica di S.Maria del Fiore con l'emozionante e faticosa salita alla maestosa cupola del Brunelleschi dalla cui sommità si può godere di una vista a 360° sulla città.

Dopo molti anni, eccomi qui, ad ammirare nuovamente l'intero complesso.

Il Duomo è tra le più grandi chiese del mondo cristiano ed è caratterizzato da marmi esterni policromi, da un pavimento anch'esso in marmo con un motivo di labirinto e soprattutto dall'immensa cupola (alta 91 metri con un diametro di quasi 42 metri) interamente ricoperta dall'affresco del Giudizio Universale di Giorgio Vasari e Federico Zuccari.

Di fianco al Duomo, si trovano il campanile di Giotto alla cui costruzione hanno collaborato anche Andrea Pisano e Francesco Talenti ed il Battistero di San Giovanni, uno dei più antichi edifici religiosi di Firenze, decorato internamente da marmi e preziosi mosaici.

Infine, nel Museo dell'Opera di S.Maria del Fiore sono ospitate sculture ed arredi rimossi dall'intero complesso per motivi di restauro e conservazione.