ROMAN PAINTING
by Ling, Roger
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0521306140
- ISBN 13
- 9780521306140
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0521306140 . Minor pencil marginalia to a few pages. 1 page with light marginalia in pink ink. Else very minor shelfwear. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; 245pp, illustrated. This book provides a general survey of Roman wall painting from the second century B. C. Through to the fourth century A. D. , tracing the origins, chronological development, subjects, techniques, and social context of this art which had considerable influence upon European artists of the Renaissance and Neo-Classical periods. It deals particularly with the paintings from the buried cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and its main purpose is to provide an up-to-date summary of the subject in light of the most recent research. This is the first general history of Roman painting written specifically for English-language readers.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 245 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Ancient World Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35752
- Title
- ROMAN PAINTING
- Author
- Ling, Roger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0521306140
- ISBN 13
- 9780521306140
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- 0521306140, ROME, Art And Architecture, Painter & Painting
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