The Scholar in His Study

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The Scholar in His Study is written by Curator of Renaissance Collections Department of Medieval and Modern Europe Dora Thornton and published by Yale University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0300073895 (ISBN 10) and 9780300073898 (ISBN 13).

In fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Italy, many leading citizens constructed and furnished distinctive studies for themselves. The study was an individually designed room for private and social use - as an office, library, a family archive or treasury, as the nucleus of an art collection, or as a space for contemplation. This book is an account of the Renaissance Italian study and its contents. Illustrated with depictions of studies and the precious and unusual objects they contained, the book examines the significance of the study to its owner and visitors, its structure and location, and the prized possessions that might fill such a special room.