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Roman Mornings
James Lees-Milne
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Description for Roman Mornings
Paperback. In eight illuminating chapters we have the history of the Eternal City-Ancient Roman, Early Christian, Romanesque, Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo-the history of the buildings themselves, and Lees-Milne's inspired description and criticism of them as architectural masterpieces. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
The author writes in his introduction that evening is the magical moment to wander about Rome: That is the moment to see the city of conflicting moods as it always has been and still is, hateful and holy, wicked and wise, pagan and papal, sometimes so beautiful that it is scarcely to be endured, and always quite inscrutable. That is the supreme moment to rhapsodize and pay homage, to make the final assault upon the hidden secret of Rome's eternal decay, and to be deliciously deceived... The early morning on the other hand is more to our purpose, for ... Read more
The author writes in his introduction that evening is the magical moment to wander about Rome: That is the moment to see the city of conflicting moods as it always has been and still is, hateful and holy, wicked and wise, pagan and papal, sometimes so beautiful that it is scarcely to be endured, and always quite inscrutable. That is the supreme moment to rhapsodize and pay homage, to make the final assault upon the hidden secret of Rome's eternal decay, and to be deliciously deceived... The early morning on the other hand is more to our purpose, for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
New Amsterdam Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
Weight
235g
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781561310111
SKU
V9781561310111
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Ref
99-15
About James Lees-Milne
James Lees-Milne was educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford. He was the first Secretary of the National Trust's Buildings Committee and he was in charge of its country houses and historic buildings. Roman Mornings won the Heinemann Award, as did his biography of Harold Nicolson. Venetian Evenings, a companion work to Roman Mornings, is also published by New Amsterdam. ... Read more
Reviews for Roman Mornings
A brief, lyrical introduction.
Michael Webb
L.A. Architect
Less-Milne offers not scholarship but, rather, entertainment of the most elegant and eye-opening kind.
Deborah Howard
Architecture
Michael Webb
L.A. Architect
Less-Milne offers not scholarship but, rather, entertainment of the most elegant and eye-opening kind.
Deborah Howard
Architecture