Author: American Library AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description
A.L.A. Catalog
Author: American Library AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description
A.L.A. Catalog
Author: Central Italy and Rome. 12th rev. ed. 1897
Author: Karl Baedeker (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Italy
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Baedeker's Handbook(s) for Travellers
Author: Greenwood Press (Westport, Conn.)Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The English Catalogue of Books
Author: Sampson LowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
Volumes for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.
The Society of Norman Italy
Author: Graham A. LoudPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004125414
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Betrifft die Handschrift Cod. 120.II der Burgerbibliothek Bern. - Abb. auf Umschlag: f. 101r.
Letter and Report on the Discoveries at Herculaneum
Author: Johann Joachim WinckelmannPublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606060899
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
This new translation brings to light the early days of scientific archaeology and the unearthing and study of Herculaneum and Pompeii as observed by the erudite and acerbic art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-1768). His Letter, published in German in 1762, displays his extensive knowledge of geology, ancient literature, and art while offering a scathing critique of the Spanish Bourbon excavations around the Bay of Naples and of the officials involved. He further discusses these topics in his equally controversial Report of 1764. The introduction describes the context in which these texts were written, identifies various politicians, academics, and collectors, and elucidates topics of particular interest to Winckelmann, from artifacts to local customs to the contents of ancient papyri. The illustrations, particularly those from the Bourbon publication--Le Antichità di Ercolano (1757-92)--illuminate how these monuments influenced contemporary perception of the ancient world.
Bulletin of the Rosenberg Library
Author: Rosenberg LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Classified
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Includes the library's annual reports for 1909-
The Villa Dei Papiri at Herculaneum
Author: Carol C. MattuschPublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 9780892367221
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum-buried during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79, then rediscovered in 1750-contained a large collection of bronze and marble statuary and busts. Before they were published or exhibited, the sculptures were restored so as to appear whole: it is thus that they helped to shape early modern tastes in classical sculpture. The book describes the nature of the ancient sculptures and their impact on the modern public. Their chance discovery affected the interpretation of the statues-their styles and subjects-over the course of the next 250 years. The ancient sculptures were copied extensively in reproductions of various sizes and patinas. The author traces the popularity of these copies in Europe and America. Also presented in the book is a technical study of the production techniques and materials of the sculptures, as well as of their modern restoration history. Scientific analyses and detailed photographs reveal both how the pieces were cast and pieced together in antiquity and how they were restored in the eighteenth century. Even though this collection has been known for two and a half centuries, this book covers for the first time the eclectic nature of the sculptures, their acutual condition, and their quality, pointing in some cases to mass production.