The Monuments of Italy: A Regional Survey of Art, Architecture and Archaeology from Classical to Modern Times - Tapa dura

..".a work of dedication and a lengthy labor of love..."--The Times Higher Education Supplement "The work is aimed at nonexperts but is also intended as a comprehensive gazetteer...recommended for major Italy enthusiasts..."--Library Journal ..".what was undoubtedly a labor of love is also an extremely valuable compendium..."--Philip G. Swan, American Reference Books Annual "A throughly detailed survey of the aesthetically and historically notable works of mankind--buildings, works of art, archaeological remains--in Western civilization's Italian treasure house. For all its size, this work is wonderfully unpretentious, written in the plainest most straightforward style. It is an extraordinary achievement."-- "Lord Quinton, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and former President of Trinity College, Oxford" .".".a work of dedication and a lengthy labor of love...""--The Times Higher Education Supplement ""The work is aimed at nonexperts but is also intended as a comprehensive gazetteer...recommended for major Italy enthusiasts...""--Library Journal .".".what was undoubtedly a labor of love is also an extremely valuable compendium...""--Philip G. Swan, American Reference Books Annual ""A throughly detailed survey of the aesthetically and historically notable works of mankind--buildings, works of art, archaeological remains--in Western civilization's Italian treasure house. For all its size, this work is wonderfully unpretentious, written in the plainest most straightforward style. It is an extraordinary achievement.""-- "Lord Quinton, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and former President of Trinity College, Oxford" ."..a work of dedication and a lengthy labor of love..."--The Times Higher Education Supplement "The work is aimed at nonexperts but is also intended as a comprehensive gazetteer...recommended for major Italy enthusiasts..."--Library Journal ."..what was undoubtedly a labor of love is also an extremely valuable compendium..."--Philip G. Swan, American Reference Books Annual "A throughly detailed survey of the aesthetically and historically notable works of mankind--buildings, works of art, archaeological remains--in Western civilization's Italian treasure house. For all its size, this work is wonderfully unpretentious, written in the plainest most straightforward style. It is an extraordinary achievement."-- "Lord Quinton, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and former President of Trinity College, Oxford" .,."a work of dedication and a lengthy labor of love..."--The Times Higher Education Supplement "The work is aimed at nonexperts but is also intended as a comprehensive gazetteer...recommended for major Italy enthusiasts..."--Library Journal .,."what was undoubtedly a labor of love is also an extremely valuable compendium..."--Philip G. Swan, American Reference Books Annual "A throughly detailed survey of the aesthetically and historically notable works of mankind--buildings, works of art, archaeological remains--in Western civilization's Italian treasure house. For all its size, this work is wonderfully unpretentious, written in the plainest most straightforward style. It is an extraordinary achievement."-- "Lord Quinton, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and former President of Trinity College, Oxford" ..."a work of dedication and a lengthy labor of love..."--The Times Higher Education Supplement "The work is aimed at nonexperts but is also intended as a comprehensive gazetteer...recommended for major Italy enthusiasts..."--Library Journal ..."what was undoubtedly a labor of love is also an extremely valuable compendium..."--Philip G. Swan, American Reference Books Annual "A throughly detailed survey of the aesthetically and historically notable works of mankind--buildings, works of art, archaeological remains--in Western civilization's Italian treasure house. For all its size, this work is wonderfully unpretentious, written in the plainest most straightforward style. It is an extraordinary achievement."-- "Lord Quinton, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and former President of Trinity College, Oxford"

Italy has the Western world's richest concentration of archaeological and architectural sites, which have made the country an extraordinary repository of works of art. This six-volume, illustrated boxed-set lists and describes, region by region, Italy's vast array of classical monuments, churches, monasteries, cathedrals, palaces, villas and fortresses, detailing their architectural features, artistic contents and historical significance. It covers more than 3500 sites spread across 95 provinces and should be a valuable reference tool for historians, art historians and enthusiasts.