The Houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C.–A.D. 250

The Houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C.–A.D. 250
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 448
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ISBN-10 : 9780520084292
ISBN-13 : 0520084292
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Download or read book The Houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C.–A.D. 250 written by John R. Clarke and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Extensively documented with well-chosen, good quality photographs, Clarke's book effectively surveys these representative examples from the Late Republic to the Late Empire, illustrating the shift in the agendas of decoration as well as in the patterns of the lives played out behind closed doors within these highly charged domestic interiors."—Richard Brilliant, author of Visual Narratives: Storytelling in Etruscan & Roman Art "An enlightening and engaging walk through Roman cultural history. . . .This book will be essential to anyone interested in the classical past, in artistic ensembles, or in the experience of architecture."—Diane Favro, University of California, Los Angeles "Real experts in Roman painting are few. This book should be very welcome to Roman art historians and social historians wanting to present this material to their students."—Eleanor Winsor Leach, author of The Rhetoric of Space


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