Roman Art and Architecture (World of Art)

by Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler and Mortimer Wheeler

Book Overview

Sir Mortimer Wheeler describes the architecture and town planning, the sculpture and painting, the silverware, glass, pottery and the other rich artistic achievements of the era. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500200211
• Release Date: February 1985
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

a great source

This is an excellent read and also a must to have in your library. The author disusses in great depth various Roman structures. In many of the sites, he goes into detail about where the material would come from, whether it was trade or something made from the city's natural sources, and also discusses influences among the Greeks and the Romans.

Easy to understand with colourful illustrations

A perfect guide for roman mania interested in more than merely picture of its monumentum, this book contains colourful images of various types of ROMAN architecture scattered around its territory with plain explanation. And the book's hand-carry size makes your reading more confortable.