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THE TREATISES OF BENVENUTO CELLINI ON GOLDSMITHING AND SCULPTURE.

TO THE METAL WORKERS OF THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT, FOR WHOM I HAVE SET MY HAND TO THIS WORK, AND TO WHOM I LOOK FOR THE FRUIT IT IS TO BEAR.

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AN INTRODUCTORY ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN & OBJECT OF THE TREATISES AND OF CELLINI’S POSITION AS CRAFTSMAN AND AUTHOR, BY C. R. ASHBEE	[ix]