Liddell & Scott. A cura di Cataudella, Manfredi, di Benedetto. Le Monnier, 1975-1995. Copertina rigida. peso 2,270 grammi 1,563 pagine. €45. Oltre 35.000 voci evidenziate a colori; Trascrizioni fonetica internazionale; Categorie grammaticali; Esempi d’uso e locuzioni; Materie specialistiche segnalate; 100 finestre informative su cultura e tradizioni; lista dei verbi irregolari; Apparati numerici.
Comprehensive accounts, including funerals, burial places and Epitaphs. Wendy J. Reardon. Beautiful hardcover. 310 pages. Weighs 750 grams. €40. Excellent condition. The traditions associated with a pope’s death have changed from when they were buried in the catacombs of Rome. Various ceremonies, rites and rituals developed over time, but a formal procedure was not initiated until the early 1300s and…
Chronicle of the Roman Emperors. The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers of the Imperial Rome. Chris Scarre. Thames and Hudson. Hardcover with dustjacket. 1995. 240 pages. 328 illustrations, 111 in color. Index. 191 x 253 x 25.4mm. weighs 1,040 grams. €10. I found this book so good, I bought the entire set! Chronicle of the Roman Emperors…
Diana E. E. Kleiner. Yale University Press. 1992. Softcover. 477 pages. Black and white photos throughout. Weighs 1,670 grams, but oversized. €15. Underlining and notes in pencil throughout, but this only shows the importance and value of the information contained in the book. “In this classic book the author discusses all the major public and private monuments in Rome, as…
Profumi, unguenti e acconciature in Pompei antica. Carlo Giordano, Angelandrea Casale. 1992. 2nd edition, revised by Laurentino Carcia. Bardi, Roma. Bilingual, 93 pages. Color and black and white images throughout. 300 grams. €10. Out of print. Excellent condition – bought and never read.
Rodolfo Lanciani. Rilegato con sovracoperta. 1986. 147 pagine + 21 pagine di mappe Forma Urbis. Foto a colori dappertutto, diagrammi: tutto funziona! Peso 1,100 grammi. €10. Some underlining and notes. Roma appare oggi nel colore terreo degli splendidi mattoni e laterizi dei suoi resti archeologici. Ma all’epoca dell’impero romano la visione sarebbe stata di un bianco splendente: quello dei marmi…
Enrico Bruschini. Scala. Size: 250 x 210 mm / 8.25 x 10 in. Softcover, Pages: 144. Images: 160 €10. The Vatican Museums contain some of the greatest Western art. Collected by successive popes since the early 15th century, thousands of works of art are housed in the papal palace and elsewhere in the Vatican. With several museums, Library exhibition rooms…
Edizioni Musei Vaticani, 2017. Hardcover with dust jacket, 432 pagine. A cura di Antonio Paolucci, Barbara Agosti, Silvia Ginzburg. 2.4 kilo Originally €60 – I sell mine for €30 – steal this! This is the book on the restorations and recent discoveries, with the excellent detailed photos and diagrams. Text in Italian.
Politics, Piety, and Art, 1450-1700. Hollingsworth & Richardson. Hardcover with dust jacket. 441 pages. Black and white photos and a color photo section in the center of the book. Weighs 1,515 grams. €40. Like new condition. Don’t think of this as a list of things a cardinal can buy; think of this as a study of who commissioned what and…
Five centuries of history. Carlo Pietrangeli. Quasar edition. 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket. Black and white and color photos throughout. weighs 1,830, but oversized. https://edizioniquasar.it/products/2117 has a softcover for €75. €40 some underlining and elegantly written side notes. This is not a tourist book, but a serious look into the history and development of the museums. A great museum…