For the fourth edition of this introduction to Italian sculpture, the authoras thoroughly revised the text, notes and bibliographies, incorporating allhe significant new research and publications since the last major revisionn 1970-2.;Volume I covers the period from about 1150 to 1400. The sculptorsealt with include Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, Arnolfo di Cambio, Andrea andino Pisano, Lorenzo Ghiberti and Jacopo della Quercia. The monumentsllustrated include the great Pisano pulpits, the facades of the cathedralsf Siena, Florence and Orvieto, Milan Cathedral and S. Petronio at Bologna,he Scaliger tombs at Verona, the Angevin monuments in Naples, and Ghiberti'samous door for the Baptistery in Florence.;The new edition of this workrovides an accessible introduction to the subject for scholars, students andll lovers of Italian art. At the same time its scholarly notes make it aaluable reference work. Each volume in the set of three can be enjoyed ints own right.