University of California Press 1992 Hard cover Very Good Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

ISBN10: 0520072677, ISBN13: 9780520072671, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
[Frederick, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1992]

ISBN10: 0520072677, ISBN13: 9780520072671, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover Jacket spine is lightly sunned, but text is legible. Spine is shaken, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked.
[Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1991]

University of California Press, Date: 1991. Hard cover. Very good/Very good. Jacket spine is lightly sunned, but text is legible. Spine is shaken, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked. 1991. University of California Press ISBN 0520072677 9780520072671 [US]

ISBN10: 0520072677, ISBN13: 9780520072671, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover University of California Press, Berkeley (.), 1991. XXVII,3,24,411p. Richly ills.(B&W as well as full colour photographs and line drawings). Original grey gilt titled cloth with dust wrps. Dust wrps slightly worn. 'Much of the book's usefulness lies precisely in bringing together current thought on the subject. (.) His synoptic account of decorative styles in Chapter 2 forms a good short introduction to the four 'Pompeian' styles as well as to second- and third-century A.D. decorative schemes. By considering the paintings in their setting along with the floor treatments, C. at the same time gives the reader a welcome sense of the overall decorative effect, so often absent from straightforward account of Roman wall-painting. The bulk of the text presents 17 case-studies of decorative ensembles from Pompeii and Ostia arranged in six chronological groups divided according to decorative styles. All the houses are previously well-published, which allows C. to concentrate on specific aspects of the decorative schemes such as visual axes, spatial hierarchies, of programmatic organisation of painting and sculpture (.). Throughout the emphasis is on decoration, space and ritual in that order, with the four 'Pompeian' styles providing the chronological framework and well to the fore even in the post-Pompeian periods. The text is well-illustrated, ...

ISBN10: 0520072677, ISBN13: 9780520072671, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover Worn dust jacket has a scuffed edge, previous owner's bookplate. Shipped from the UK in recyclable card packaging.
[New Mills, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1992]
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