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The Monuments of Italy: A Regional Survey of Art, Architecture and Archeology from Classical to Modern Times
 
 
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The Monuments of Italy: A Regional Survey of Art, Architecture and Archeology from Classical to Modern Times [Box set] [Hardcover]

Michael Oppenheimer (Author)

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This massive work by Oppenheimer (a former lecturer at Lincoln Coll., Oxford) is a detailed geographic guide to Italy's archaeological, architectural, and artistic treasures. Five volumes arranged by region and province provide historical facts and descriptive observations about 3500-plus sites and, in the case of museums, highlights of their collections. Even the aquarium in Venice is mentioned. Each of the first five volumes begins with a brief historical overview of the region, though unfortunately an art history overview is lacking. The work is illustrated with black-and-white photographs taken by the author and includes general maps intended for use in conjunction with road maps. Italian names are used, and those unfamiliar with architectural terminology can consult the glossary in Volume 6. Also included in the last volume are a biographical index of architects and artists (which is not restricted to Italians), a brief historical time line up to 1870, a list of Roman emperors, tips on Italian pronunciation, and a comprehensive index of places. Each of the other volumes also contains its own index of places as well as an index of architects and artists. The work is aimed at nonexperts but is also intended as a comprehensive gazetteer. While it is obviously too big and expensive to serve as an ordinary sight-seeing guide, it is recommended for major Italy enthusiasts with private collections and for large research libraries.
Anna Youssefi, Rice Univ. Lib., Houston
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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"...a work of dedication and a lengthy labor of love..."--The Times Higher Education Supplement
"The work is aimed at nonexperts but is also intended as a comprehensive gazetteer...recommended for major Italy enthusiasts..."--Library Journal
"...what was undoubtedly a labor of love is also an extremely valuable compendium..."--Philip G. Swan, American Reference Books Annual
"A throughly detailed survey of the aesthetically and historically notable works of mankind--buildings, works of art, archaeological remains--in Western civilization's Italian treasure house. For all its size, this work is wonderfully unpretentious, written in the plainest most straightforward style. It is an extraordinary achievement."-- Lord Quinton, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and former President of Trinity College, Oxford
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