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Art of Rome, Etruria, and Magna Graecia, Text by German Hafner.

DESCRIPTION: Hardback with Dust Jacket: 264 pages. Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.; (1969). ISBN: 0810980223. To an Italy that was a welter of small tribes and cities struggling for supremacy, Greek settlers early brought their culture. They created ceramics, statues, paintings, and buildings worthy of the highest achievements of their homeland before lapsing into barbarism as the Romans embarked on their long climb to world rule. In bringing about the political unity of Italy, the Romans absorbed the cultural elements of the peoples they conquered, especially of the Greeks, and not least through the medium of the mysterious Etruscans, until step by step Italy came to form a single artistic until with its center stage at Rome.

The end of the Roman Republic ushered in an age of imperial grandeur with lavish mosaics and wall paintings, precious cameos and coins, and an outstanding architectural heritage. The standard of what we now regard as distinctively Roman art spread throughout the Empire, now taking on a classical purity that reflects Greek models, now blossoming with a baroque exuberance into forms that, many generations later, were to delight and inspire Renaissance Europe.

Beautifully illustrated in this book are the dancers, wrestlers, warriors, horsemen, centaurs, gods, goddesses, and other themes that throughout antiquity moved the peoples of the Mediterranean lands to the heights of artistic achievement. Above all however, superb photographs of the buildings that still survive to astound the modern tourist emphasize that it was in the field of architecture that the creative spirit of the age truly excelled.

CONDITION: Printed and bound in Germany/Netherlands. Very high quality book with hundreds of prints. Despite the fact it is 40 years old the inside of the book is absolutely like new; pages crisp, clean, unmarked, unmutilated, binding still crackles when opened. Dustjacket however shows moderate rubbing/soiling (nothing beyond average, quite ordinary and expected), a little yellowing. It is gloss white, so it is going to show rub and scuff marks very easily, even merely from being shelved between other books. However the dustjacket is entirely intact and without tear or chips except for a few teeny closed tears (1-2mm) at the spine head. Overall the condition is quite consistent with a new book which sat on a book shelf for four decades. Satisfaction guaranteed. In stock, ready to ship. No disappointments, no excuses.

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PLEASE SEE PUBLISHER, PROFESSIONAL, AND READER REVIEWS BELOW.

PUBLISHER REVIEW:

Covers 12 centuries of art and culture between various regions of Italy, Greece and the Orient. The Panorama of World Art Series, of which this book forms a part, is an eighteen-volume survey covering in concise form the entire spectrum of art history. The authoritative texts have been written by acknowledged experts and are closely keyed to the profuse illustrations in color and black and white. Every volume is provided with a selected bibliography, a comprehensive index, and wherever necessary, maps and chronological tables.

PROFESSIONAL REVIEW:

In his clear and often exciting narrative, Professor German Hafner analyzes twelve centuries of brilliant creative endeavor and traces the intricate pattern of cultural and artistic relationships between the various regions of Italy, Greece, and the lands of the Orient. With 251 plates, including 108 in color; map; chronological tables.

READER REVIEW:

Analyzes twelve centuries of creative endeavor and traces the intricate patterns of cultural and artistic relationships between the various regions of Italy, Greece and the lands of the Orient. The plates (many of them full color) of the magnificent art work, artifacts, jewelry, sculpture, etc., is simply breathtaking and superb. I have never seen such a fine collection of Etruscan art all under one cover. And this is a fine quality publication, well bound on excellent stock. It will last lifetimes.

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