1994, ISBN: 3ede196e5d31acd3f259f0c9463860ca

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Washington: [1982]., 1982. 4to. pp. 268. illus. wrs.., Washington: [1982]., 1982, 0, Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2008. Softcover. VG- (scuffs & scratches to wraps; edge-wear… Mehr…

Washington: [1982]., 1982. 4to. pp. 268. illus. wrs.., Washington: [1982]., 1982, 0, Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2008. Softcover. VG- (scuffs & scratches to wraps; edge-wear w/ rubbing to upper edge of title pg. rubbing to corners. crease to spine; affects closing textblock, textblock & pgs firm & intact. spine ends rubbed & creased; bump & small tear to back, lower spine edge.). Color-illus. oblong wraps with black spine lettering; French flaps. 364 pp. with mostly color images throughout. From the second century BC onward, prominent Romans retreated to their villas around the Bay of Naples, a popular vacation spot for relaxation and relief from the pressures of business. The picturesque bay provided an ideal setting in which to read and write, exercise, enjoy the gardens, admire the views, and entertain friends.Julius Caesar, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero all built seaside villas in Baiae, and the emperor Augustus vacationed in Sorrento, Capri, and Posillipo. The richly decorated imperial villas set high artistic standards in the region, and the sculptors and painters whom the emperors employed found clients among the urban and suburban elite in Pompeii and Herculaneum.The magnificent contents of these sumptuously appointed villas and townhouses are the subject of Pompeii and the Roman Villa, and with them the breadth and richness of cultural and artistic life that thrived around the Bay of Naples before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. An international team of experts, led by Carol C. Mattusch, examines this exquisite body of ancient Roman art, complemented by more than 200 lavish illustrations of paintings, sculpture, mosaics, frescoes, jewelry, glass, and more...--Amazon., National Gallery of Art, 2008, 3, 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Antique Fair and Exhibition Catalogue. c 150pp, with hundreds of black and white and colour images of antique furniture, silverware etc. Initially produced as a softback, this copy has been handsomely rebound deep blue cloth-covered boards, with fresh endpapers (boards just a little rounded at corners and spine ends). A few signs of fingering to pages, but internally neat, clean, bright and tight. With a series of articles on the theme of antiques and collecting, viz: The Wall Decorations in the Marlborough Pavilion, Chartwell, Home of the Rt Hon Winston S Churchill, by L G G Ramsey; Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire, the Seat of the Viscount Scarsdale by Geoffrey Harmsworth; Sudbury Hall Derbyshire, Home of Lord Vernon by R Charles Lines; Ockwell's Manor and its Collections,Home of Mr S H Barnett by Nicholas Carew; The Palace of Fontainbleau, Its Place in the History of France, by Maurice Moyal; Georgian Architecture in the British West Indies, by A W Acworth; The Armoury of the Dukes of Brunswick by J F Hayward; The Centenary of the Victoria and Albert Museum Celebrated in 1952 and some of its Acquisitions by Sir Leigh Ashton; London Auction Sales of 1951-52 by T P Greig; Some Aspects of the Du Pont Collection at Winterthur, Delaware for the Student of American Furniture by Helen Comstock; The Mabel Brady Garvan Collection of American Silver at Yale University by John Marshall Phillips; Some English Portraits in the Huntingdon Collection at San Marino by Helen Comstock; Renaissance Scultpure at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, by M L D'Otrange; Powerscourt, the Grand Classic of Irish Country Houses, The Home of Viscount and Viscountess Powerscourt by Adrian Bury; Queen Elizabeth I at Richmond Court by Ian Dunlop; Antique Paste Jewellery by M D S Lewis; Vessels for Apothecaries, English Delft Drug Jars by Agnes Lothian; etc. Each article is illustrated with numerous photographs of its subject. A large and heavy volume which may require an additional charge for overseas delivery., 1953, 3, Roma: La Libreria Dello Stato, 1953. Hardcover. G (Lightly aged and worn overall; former owner name and year on first page; text pages are moderately aged around outer margins; plate pages are cleaner and brighter but are slighlty tanned along outer open edge.). Beige textured boards, 177 text pp., with pages containing 329 BW plates near rear of book. Text is in Italian. Documents the classical portraiture sculpture held by the National Roman Museum in Italy. A scarce volume, in any condition., La Libreria Dello Stato, 1953, 2.5, London (Thames and Hudson), 1994.. 352pp, 422 illus., 9 maps. 4to. Cloth. D.j., London (Thames and Hudson), 1994., 0<