The Ruins of Rome: A Cultural History by Roland [Damaged Missing Dust Cover]

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EAN
9781009430104
ISBN
9781009430104
UPC
9781009430104
MPN
N/A
Item Weight
0.58 kg
Book Title
Ruins of Rome : a Cultural History
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Item Length
9.9 in
Publication Year
2025
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1 in
Author
Roland Mayer
Genre
History
Topic
Ancient / General, Europe / Italy
Item Width
7 in
Number of Pages
376 Pages
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1009430106
ISBN-13
9781009430104
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7067518452

Product Key Features

Book Title
Ruins of Rome : a Cultural History
Number of Pages
376 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2025
Topic
Ancient / General, Europe / Italy
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Author
Roland Mayer
Format
Hardcover

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Item Height
1 in
Item Length
9.9 in
Item Width
7 in

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2024-020559
Reviews
'Roland Mayer charts the changing attitudes towards the monuments of ancient Rome and the emotional, aesthetic and intellectual responses to the city of Rome's ruins over the past two millennia. The extraordinary simultaneity of Rome's urban topography, in which the ancient Roman ruins are still integrated into the urban fabric strikes every visitor. This study elucidates the shifts in the perception of Rome's ruins that are mirrored in imaginary visualisations, antiquarianism, guide books, souvenirs in many forms and media, the fashion for fake ruins, conservation, the development of archaeological knowledge, all of which are part of 'ruinmindedness', the leitmotif of this book.' Rosamond McKitterick, University of Cambridge
Dewey Edition
23/eng/20240502
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
937
Table Of Content
1. Ruins in Antiquity; 2. How Rome Became Ruinous; 3. Mediaeval Responses to the Ruins of Rome; 4. The Watershed: Petrarch and his Successors; 5. The Battle for the Ruins; 6. From Topographical Treatise to Guidebook; 7. The Ruins Visualized: Paintings and Vedute, Drawings and Engravings, Photographs; 8. 'Virtual' Rome: Rome Reconstructed-Visionary Archaeology; 9. Remembering the Grand Tour: Paintings, Models and Other Souvenirs; 10. Ruins in the Landscape Garden; 11. Conservation, Restoration and Presentation of Ruins; 12. Literary Responses to the Ruins; Epilogue.
Synopsis
Rome's ruins were little regarded before tourists, architects and painters in the Renaissance found them both historically interesting and aesthetically attractive. This prompted their conservation, restoration and presentation over the centuries as modern visitors see them now. This fascinating book will captivate all lovers of 'the Eternal City'., The beguiling ruins of Rome have a long history of allure. They first engaged the attention of later mediaeval tourists, just as they do today. The interest of travellers was captured in the Renaissance by artists, architects, topographers, antiquarians, archaeologists and writers. Once the ruins were seen to appeal to visitors, and to matter for their aesthetic quality, their protection and attractive presentation became imperative. Rome's ruins were the first to be the object of preservation orders, and novel measures were devised for their conservation in innovative archaeological parks. The city's remains provided models for souvenirs; paintings of them decorated the walls of eighteenth-century English country houses; and picturesque sham Roman ruins sprang up in landscape gardens across Europe. Writers responded in various ways to their emotional appeal. Roland Mayer's attractive new history will delight all those interested in the remarkable survival and preservation of a unique urban environment.
LC Classification Number
DG807.M39 2025

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