Pictorial Dictionary Of Ancient Rome (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Ernest Nash
Binding: Hardback
Published: Hacker Art Books, 1981
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Yellowed boards. Light bumping on corners. Internally sound.
This two-volume reference work presents a visually rich and academically rigorous survey of the architectural and urban legacy of ancient Rome. Ernest Nash documents hundreds of archaeological sites, monuments, and structures with annotated photographs and concise historical commentary, constructing a comprehensive topographical record of the city’s classical form. The dictionary instructs readers in the spatial organization, civic infrastructure, and stylistic evolution of Roman architecture from the Republic through the late Empire. Nash argues for the primacy of visual documentation in understanding ancient urbanism, pairing scholarly precision with photographic clarity. The set remains indispensable for archaeologists, historians, and collectors of classical reference works. It stands as one of the most authoritative visual records of Rome’s built environment.
Author: Ernest Nash
Binding: Hardback
Published: Hacker Art Books, 1981
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Yellowed boards. Light bumping on corners. Internally sound.
This two-volume reference work presents a visually rich and academically rigorous survey of the architectural and urban legacy of ancient Rome. Ernest Nash documents hundreds of archaeological sites, monuments, and structures with annotated photographs and concise historical commentary, constructing a comprehensive topographical record of the city’s classical form. The dictionary instructs readers in the spatial organization, civic infrastructure, and stylistic evolution of Roman architecture from the Republic through the late Empire. Nash argues for the primacy of visual documentation in understanding ancient urbanism, pairing scholarly precision with photographic clarity. The set remains indispensable for archaeologists, historians, and collectors of classical reference works. It stands as one of the most authoritative visual records of Rome’s built environment.