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The Eternal City: A History of Rome in Maps

Categorie	Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer	#432220-LB25
Titel	The Eternal City: A History of Rome in Maps
Auteur	Maier, Jessica
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Chicago/London : University of Chicago Press
Jaar van uitgave	2020
ISBN10	022659145X
ISBN13	9780226591452
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original brown cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, numerous (full page) illustrations and maps mostly in colour, 4to.
Samenvatting	"Rome may be renowned for individual sites like the Colosseum and St. Peter's Basilica, but its most captivating feature is its many overlapping-and surviving-layers of history. Over nearly 3,000 years, the Rome of the Caesars has given way to the Rome of the Popes, the Rome of the Grand Tourists, and several more incarnations down to the present. Along the way, it has also become perhaps the most frequently mapped city on the planet. This book is the first ever published to English to tell the story of Rome through its maps. Each chapter begins with a brief historical overview of one key era and features a selection of maps, details, digitizations, and other images-all produced in full color-that illuminate the themes of that era. From the city's first walls through its master plan f... (Lees verder)or its third millennium, the Romes depicted in these maps all live on in the city that millions still visit and inhabit today"--
Pagina's	199
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 30,00

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