An entire chapter of the volume is about the Gates of Paradise, with an historical and stylistc analysis. The author starts with Leonardo Bruni’s first concept for the door, with 28 panels, and gets to the final 10 panels structure through the…
Transcript of the “Libro di Conto” (profit and loss account) for the first Ghiberti’s door for the Baptistery. It’s specified that the author couldn’t find the original manuscript, and a transcript from Gregori/Patch’s book was used instead.
Transcript of the statement of Ghiberti’s properties (July 8th 1427; ASFi, Archivio delle Decime, Quartiere di San Giovanni, Gonfalone Chiave), of his son Vittorio’s properties, of the profit and loss book for the Baptistery doors, of Ghiberti’s…
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