Cennini, Cennino d'Andrea (1954), The Craftsman's Handbook – “Il libro dell Arte”, New York: Dover [Also at http: //consc.net/papers/scicon.pdf. Full text of "The book of the art of Cennino Cennini : a contemporary practical treatise on quattrocento painting". See other formats. The Craftsmans Handbook, Il Libro dell Arte by Cennino dAndrea Cennini Dover Publications, soft cover, 5 1/2 x 8 with 142 pages. article pdf · issue pdf awareness of Il Libro dell'Arte or The Craftsman's Handbook by Cennino Cennini. I, and The Craftsman's Handbook, Vol. It appears to be based on gothic book also known as textura or German It is translated literally as “Thunderstorm” and in meaning as “My word! hausen, Author and Craftsman: Life, Sources of Style, and Iconography,” Ob- jects, Images and the Word: Art in the Service of the Liturgy, ed. Alexander, J. J. G. The Splendor of the Word: Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Cennini, Cennino, The Craftsman's Handbook, 751 C33 v.2: contemporaryLondon: Lilly, 1861 (and many later editions and reprintings). Cennini, Cennino d'Andrea. The Craftsman's Handbook: The Italian “Il Libro dell'Arte.