Art History, Mosaics, Rome, Tour Guide Interest

Art of the Byzantine Era

David Talbot Rice. softcover, 286 pages. 1 page has 1 line underlined. €15. For the people of Byzantium, their architectural works, frescoes, mosaics, ivories, chalices, bejeweled gospel covers and many other opulent works of art were the material proof of their greatness and power over the Mediterranean states. The vast range of these riches is illustrated in this complete account…

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Art History, Rome, Scritto in italiano, Tour Guide Interest, Written in Italian

Il Rinascimento a Roma, nel segno di Michelangelo e Raffaele

G. Bernardini, M. Bussagli. Cataloghi di mostre, 2011-2012. Fondazione Roma. Italian Language. 360 pagine. Color photos throughout. Weighs 1,925 grams. €20 Chapters include, Instauratio Urbis Romae: la città e il sistema delle ville; L’architettura del Rinascimento Romano, da Bramante a Vignola; Il caso del Collegio  Capranica da Polidoro e Maturino; Raffaello a Roma; Michelangelo; Dopo Giulio II; Sulpizio Verolano; Da…

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Art History, Mosaics, Rome, Tour Guide Interest

The Mosaics of Rome, from the Third to the Fourteenth Centuries.

Walter Oakeshott. 1967. Cloth Hardcover. 388pp., 32 tipped-in color plates printed at Winterthur, 244 b/w illustrations. Weighs 2,700grams. €20. Sir Walter Fraser Oakeshott was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. He was also a Fellow of the British Academy and President of the Bibliographical Society. This is the book to have to understand the mosaics at  all the various locations…

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Art History, Rome, Tour Guide Interest

Masterpieces of Western Art

Masterpieces of Western Art, hardcover, 2 volumes, slipcover case. Edited by Ingo Walther. Perfect condition. Good for office or home library display. Weighs 6 kilo. €25  A steal at this price. These 2 volumes cover every artist that has made a contribution to their field of art. First edition. Hardcovers. 760 pages in two volumes. Text by Robert Suckale, Manfred…

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