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Ling, Roger

ROMAN PAINTING Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket

Cambridge University Press, 1992

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Year of publication
1992
Place of printing
Cambridge
Author
Ling, Roger
Publishers
Cambridge University Press
Keyword
ROME Art And Architecture Painter & Painting
Cover description
Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket
Binding description
Hardcover ISBN 0521306140

Description

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 9ѕ" - 12" tall; 245 pages