Hadrian's villa and its legacy / William L. MacDonald and John A. Pinto.
Hadrian's villa and its legacy / William L. MacDonald and John A. Pinto.
Hadrian's villa and its legacy / William L. MacDonald and John A. Pinto.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c1995.
Call Numbers
NQ725.1709376/1
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 392 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 27 cm.
Contents
I. Introduction -- II. The Site -- III. Familiar Architecture -- IV. Unfamiliar Architecture -- V. The High Ground -- VI. Art -- VII. The Villa in Use -- VIII. Survival and Rediscovery -- IX. The Draftsman's Vision -- X. The Landscape of Allusion -- XI. Art Dispersed -- XII. After 1800 -- Piranesi's...
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c1995.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c1995.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
William L. MacDonald and John A. Pinto begin by evaluating the numerous buildings composing the complex, and then describe the art, decorated surfaces, gardens, waterworks, and life at the Villa. The authors then turn to the ways the Villa influenced writers, artists, architects, and landscape designers from the fifteenth century to the present. Th...
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Full title
Hadrian's villa and its legacy / William L. MacDonald and John A. Pinto.
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Notes
General note
One map on folded leaf inserted.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-380) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c1995.
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Call Numbers
NQ725.1709376/1
Record Identifier
74VMBbZl08oy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMBbZl08oy
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ISBN
0300053819
9780300053814 (alk. paper)
0300053819 (alk. paper)
9780300053814
DDC
725.1709376
MMS ID
991002490009702626
