Scholarly record of Roman painting from the late seventeenth to the eighteenth centuries. Text in Italian. Volume one features biographies of artists and lists of their work. Volumes two and three contain high quality b/w images of these works. Over 1000 i [more...]
'A treatise on ancient painting, containing observations on the rise, progress, and decline of that art amongst the greeks and romans. The High opinion which the great men of antiquity had of it, its connection to poetry and philosophy and the use that may b [more...]
Fetching reprint of Nash's 1961 pictorial study of Roman Ruins, seeking to update Platner's earlier topographical dictionary with the multitude of new discoveries in the 20th century. With copious b/w images of photographs of the sites plus maps and related i [more...]
Handsome vellum-style white cloth volume on Italian architecture during the middle ages. Small 4to. 363pp. With gilt decoration. Top edge gilt. Covers a triffle grubby, spine toned. Extremely light foxing to front matter. Previous owner's inscription to [more...]
Hefty 4to. volume detailing the tremendous old masters of the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection. With hundreds of colour plates. No dust-jacket. Some light shelfwear to covers. Contents clean and prim. Good overall. [more...]
