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Scarce signed UK edition! First edition. Hard cover. Princeton University Press, Princeton (Date: 2021) New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. SIGNED FIRST EDITION Hardcover: new. Dust jacket: new. Personally signed by the author directly to the title page. Not a bookplate; not a tip in. UK First edition, second printing. Dust jacket is wrapped in protective archival grade mylar. Photos available upon request. From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book―against a background of today's "sculpture wars"―Mary Beard tells the story of how for more than two millennia portraits of the rich, powerful, and famous in the western world have been shaped by the image of Roman emperors, especially the "Twelve Caesars," from the ruthless Julius Caesar to the fly-torturing Domitian. Twelve Caesars asks why these murderous autocrats have loomed so large in art from antiquity and the Renaissance to today, when hapless leaders are still caricatured as Neros fiddling while Rome burns. Beginning with the importance of imperial portraits in Roman politics, this richly illustrated book offers a tour through 2,000 years of art and cultural history, presenting a fresh look at works by ...

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ISBN10: 0691222363, ISBN13: 9780691222363, [publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ] Hardcover First Edition xi, 376 pages, illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour); 25 cm. The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, Bollingen Series 35, 60. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years. What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book-against a background of today's 'sculpture wars--Mary Beard tells the story of how for more than two millennia portraits of the rich, powerful, and famous in the western world have been shaped by the image of Roman emperors, especially the 'twelve Caesars,' from the ruthless Julius Caesar to the fly-torturing Domitian. Twelve Caesars asks why these murderous autocrats have loomed so large in art from antiquity and the Renaissance to today, when hapless leaders are still caricatured as Neros fiddling while Rome burns. Beginning with the importance of imperial portraits in Roman politics, this richly illustrated book offers a tour through 2,000 years of art and cultural history, presenting a fresh look at works by artists from Memling and ...
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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, Date: 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Second Printing. xi, 376 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. 2021. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691222363 US

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Princeton, New Jersey / Woodstock, Oxfordshire: Princeton University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. Date: 2021. Hardcover. 0691222363 . A first printing of Mary Beard's compilation of various paintings, sculptures, coins and other relics that depict the twelve rulers of ancient Rome. More modern works of art are also presented, showing the tendency to mimic the styles utilized in ancient days. With 242 color and 18 black & white illustrations. An entry in A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts series. --- In full violet paper-covered boards with spine titling stamped in gilt. Jacket presents compact images of the Caesars in color to back panel. --- An about-Near Fine copy: bright, newish and clean, though with prior owner's penciled notation to front endpaper, slight chafing to paper at front gutter and anti-theft sticker device affixed to leaf at rear of book. Unclipped jacket ($35/£30) lacks damages; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for shipments beyond the U.S.); Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xi, 376, [3] pages . 2021. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691222363 9780691222363 [US]

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ISBN10: 0691222363, ISBN13: 9780691222363, [publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ] Hardcover xi, 376 pages, illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour); 25 cm. The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, Bollingen Series 35, 60. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. Another copy available. "From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years. What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book-against a background of today's 'sculpture wars'-Mary Beard tells the story of how for more than two millennia portraits of the rich, powerful, and famous in the western world have been shaped by the image of Roman emperors, especially the 'twelve Caesars,' from the ruthless Julius Caesar to the fly-torturing Domitian. Twelve Caesars asks why these murderous autocrats have loomed so large in art from antiquity and the Renaissance to today, when hapless leaders are still caricatured as Neros fiddling while Rome burns. Beginning with the importance of imperial portraits in Roman politics, this richly illustrated book offers a tour through 2,000 years of art and cultural history, presenting a fresh look at works by artists from Memling and Mantegna to the ...
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Princeton NJ Princeton University Press 2021 Second Printing Hardcover Near Fine in dust jacket 6.6 x 1.5 x 9.5 inches. The pre-eminent Roman historian of out times shows how the images of Rome, and particularly the 12 Caesars, have influenced art and culture; includes an appendix on the verses under Aegidius Sadeler's series of emperors and empresses, notes, a bibliography, a list of illustrations and an index in its 376 pages; nice heavy book.

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