The Mosaics of Rome: From the Third to the Fourteenth Centuries
London: Thames & Hudsion, 1967. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with gilt design on front cover and gilt lettering on spine, color illustrated dust jacket with white lettering, mylar cover, 388 pp, 244 bw illustrations, 33 color plates, plan, diagrams. VG-/Good (rubbing to corners of block, light foxing to block, text and illustrations otherwise very clean. Dust jacket has tear along front edge and overall light wear). Item #177329
"The series of mosaics executed in Rome from teh 3rd century until the Reanissance period is one of the glories of late classical, and more particularly, medieval art. Some of these works were created by men whose genius also found expression in other media. But many, including some of the finest, were designed by artists whose names are unknown. Moreover, the assessment of authorship and style is further bedevilled by the frequency with which mosaics have had to be restored or replaced on account of damage or architectural alterations. These are among the problems which D. Walter Oakeshott discusses in this book... Over the last 12 years, he has made a close study of every surviving mosaic made in Rome during the period in review..."- dust jacket. Includes bibliographical references (pages 380-385).
OCLC: 456249
Price: $80.00