robert erich wolf transl (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: VG/VG+. Grey cloth with color illustrated glossy dustjacket. 176 pp., profusely illustrated with 46 color and 341 bw plates. "A comprehensive picture of the world of the Etruscans encompassing the history and the art of the first great culture on the western Mediterranean shores." This is the first English edition of this book. Lovely. Contents as follows: Outline of Etruscan history: The origins and language of the Etruscans ; Etruscan inscriptions and their scripts ; Religion and mythology ; Etruscan society ; The city-states ; History of Etruscan research -- Development and characteristics of Etruscan art: Chronology of styles ; Protohistoric and Villanovan periods ; Archaic period I ; Archaic period II ; Classical period ; Late period and Hellenism -- The artistic creations: Architecture ; Sculpture ; Decorative work ; Painting -- Plates -- Documentary catalogue of the plates -- Appendices: Chronology of Etruscan history ; The gods ; The twelve cities.

Profusedly Illustrated (illustratore). Original publisher's red cloth hardback, gilt title spine, pictorial dustjacket, small 4to: 136pp., introductionwith 25 bl.& wh. text-illustrations, catalogue of 50 items depicted page-large & described on opposite page, list plates with references, list artists [on dustjacket], table of contents. Very fine copy.

Hard cover. Condizione: Good. No dust jacket. The cover is worn with the top edge and the spine being tanned, but none affecting legibility. The front cover is slightly smudged, but not affecting legibility. Binding is secure and inside is clean and unmarked.