A Guide to Baroque Rome: The Palaces - Softcover

Langdon, Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843681145 ISBN 13: 9781843681144

Verlag: Pallas Athene Arts, 2015

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Reseña del editor:

The palaces built in Rome in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries are some of the most magnificent buildings in Europe - yet they remain relatively unfamiliar. This is the first stand-alone overview guide ever published. We are producing it as a companion volume to our revised edition of Anthony Blunt's seminal guide to Baroque Rome (A Guide to Baroque Rome: The Churches, 9781873429181). In this volume, Anthony Langdon draws on an encyclopaedic knowledge of the hugely productive scholarship in the field, which he distils with elegance, acumen and wit. Over the last thirty years all aspects of the design, construction, decoration and functions of these great houses have been examined and our understanding of the period has been transformed. Scholars and visitors alike will find this volume a stimulating, concise and eminently readable companion. The rich illustrations include over 140 contemporary prints, as well as plans, elevations, and specially taken photographs. Full references and indexes make this an indispensable aid to all further research.

Biografía del autor:

Anthony Langdon worked in the UK civil service until his retirement as a Deputy Under-Secretary of State in 1995. Since then he has lived in London, Rome and Orvieto.

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• Verlag: Pallas Athene Arts
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1843681145
• ISBN 13: 9781843681144
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 292