The Colosseum at Rome. By Peter Quennell.

ROMEā S COLOSSEUM: ARCHITECTURE, SPECTACLE, AND SURVIVAL

ISBN 10: 0882250019 / ISBN 13: 9780882250014

Published by Reader's Digest Association, London, 1971

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172 pages, illustrated in colour. Original black cloth, gilt lettered. With a slghtly worn dustwrapper. Spine sunned. Contents clean and bright throughout. The book blends a clear narrative history of the amphitheatre from its construction under the Flavian emperors to its long afterlife as ruin, symbol, and inspiration. With a rich selection of literary excerpts and artworks that reflect how writers and travellers have viewed the Colosseum over the centuries. Size: 23 x 30 cms. Category: Archaeology; Varied Books; Roman History; ISBN: 0882250019. ISBN/EAN: 9780882250014. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Colosseum at Rome. By Peter Quennell.
• Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, London
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0882250019
• ISBN 13: 9780882250014
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archaeology

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Synopsis

THE STORY OF THE COL0SSEUM AND ETERNAL CITY. THE STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHS AND HISTORY CONTAINED WITHIN THESES PAGES PROVIDE BACKGROUND AND DETAILS OF THE THAT WOULD INTRIGUE ANY HISTORIAN. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE COLOSSEUM IN LITERATURE AND EXTENSIVE REFERENCE INFORMATION. SELECTED FROM A HISTORIANS PRIVATE COLLECTION. **** SAME DAY SHIPPING ****.