Days Near Rome - Softcover

Augustus John Cuthbert Hare

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461613050 ISBN 13: 9780461613056

Publisher: HardPress, 1874

Synopsis

Days Near Rome by Augustus John Cuthbert Hare. This two-volume travelogue surveys the Italian countryside surrounding Rome, tracing routes through the Campagna and the Sabine and Etruscan regions to inland Lazio and Umbria. Hare blends travel narrative with antiquarian inquiry, visiting monasteries, ruined cities, tombs, and celebrated sites such as Farfa, Civita Castellana, Caprarola, Orvieto, Monte Cassino, Sutri, Nepi, Viterbo, and the Pontine Marshes. The book interleaves vivid landscape description with historical sketches of Roman and Etruscan cities, medieval abbeys, and architectural marvels—from Cosmatesque mosaics and Lombard fronts to Carthusian cells and monasterial refectories. It also records contemporary rural life, local customs, and the social texture of the Italian countryside in the 19th century. More than a mere itinerary, Days Near Rome offers reflections on memory, antiquity, and the enduring presence of ancient monuments within a living landscape, presenting a portrait of the Roman hinterland in all its scenic and scholarly richness. Originally published in 1875 in two volumes, the work remains a classic example of travel literature tied to archaeology and architectural study.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1874
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461613050
• ISBN 13: 9780461613056
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376