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Rome is Love Spelled Backward
Judith Testa
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Description for Rome is Love Spelled Backward
Paperback. A guide to the art, architecture and timeless human passion of Rome. It focuses on famous and forgotten monuments, and the artists and patrons who brought them into being. For Judith Testa, the ancient wordplay on "Roma" and "amor" holds the key to unravelling some fascinating cultural puzzles. Num Pages: 304 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; AC; AM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
A celebration of the art, architecture, and timeless human passion of the Eternal City, Rome Is Love Spelled Backward explores Rome's best-known treasures, often revealing secrets overlooked in conventional guidebooks. With the ancient play on "Roma" and "Amor"—ROMAMOR—Testa invites readers to experience the world's long love affair with one of its most beautiful cities.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
303
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780875805764
SKU
V9780875805764
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for Rome is Love Spelled Backward
With a text both scholarly and entertaining, Testa has produced a guide useful for the serious student and passionate sightseer. The text is characterized by both lucidity and a sincere love of the subject matter, and this makes the book a pleasure to read and also a wonderful guide for travelers to Rome.
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