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OverviewItaly has the Western world's richest concentration of archaeological and architectural sites, which have made the country an extraordinary repository of works of art. This six-volume, illustrated boxed-set lists and describes, region by region, Italy's vast array of classical monuments, churches, monasteries, cathedrals, palaces, villas and fortresses, detailing their architectural features, artistic contents and historical significance. It covers more than 3500 sites spread across 95 provinces and should be a valuable reference tool for historians, art historians and enthusiasts. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael OppenheimerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris Edition: 6th Volume Boxed Set ed. Dimensions: Width: 21.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 27.60cm Weight: 8.709kg ISBN: 9781860645709ISBN 10: 1860645704 Pages: 2080 Publication Date: 21 February 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsReviews. ..a work of dedication and a lengthy labor of love... --The Times Higher Education Supplement<br> The work is aimed at nonexperts but is also intended as a comprehensive gazetteer...recommended for major Italy enthusiasts... --Library Journal<br>. ..what was undoubtedly a labor of love is also an extremely valuable compendium... --Philip G. Swan, American Reference Books Annual<br> A throughly detailed survey of the aesthetically and historically notable works of mankind--buildings, works of art, archaeological remains--in Western civilization's Italian treasure house. For all its size, this work is wonderfully unpretentious, written in the plainest most straightforward style. It is an extraordinary achievement. -- Lord Quinton, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and former President of Trinity College, Oxford <br> .,. a work of dedication and a lengthy labor of love... --The Times Higher Education Supplement<br> The work is aimed at nonexperts but is also intended as a comprehensive gazetteer...recommended for major Italy enthusiasts... --Library Journal<br>.,. what was undoubtedly a labor of love is also an extremely valuable compendium... --Philip G. Swan, American Reference Books Annual<br> A throughly detailed survey of the aesthetically and historically notable works of mankind--buildings, works of art, archaeological remains--in Western civilization's Italian treasure house. For all its size, this work is wonderfully unpretentious, written in the plainest most straightforward style. It is an extraordinary achievement. -- Lord Quinton, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and former President of Trinity College, Oxford <br> Author InformationSir Michael Oppenheimer is an historian and a former lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford. Over forty years he has researched and recorded every cultural site of major importance in Italy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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