The Villas of Pliny from Antiquity to Posterity
404 pages, 48 color plates, 159 halftones, 29 line drawings 8-1/2 x 9-3/16
©
1994
Cloth $80.00
ISBN: 9780226173009
Published January 1995
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Prologue: In Praise of Restitution
Introduction: Comum Tuae Meaeque Deliciae
1. Four Candid Points of a Villa
2. The Medici and Pliny
3. Ruins and Restitutions
4. From Words to Images
5. Lectures and Exhibitions
6. The Joys of Emulation
Conclusion: Amores Mei
Appendixes
1. Pliny's Letter to Gallus
2. Pliny's Letter to Apollinaris
3. Thomas Wright's Description of His Villa
4. Known Laurentine and Tuscan Villa Restitutions
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Awards
- PROSE Book Award
Honorable Mention
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