New York. 1950. Pantheon Books. Hardcover Edition. Previous Owner's name in Front, Otherwise Good in Worn Dustjackete With Pieces Missing. Photographs by Ernest Nash. Fold-Out Map In The Back. 185 pages. hardcover. keywords: Travel italy Rome. DESCRIPTION - The traveler with only a few fleeting days for Rome cannot expect to acquaint himself with the city thoroughly. He must limit himself to the contemplation of only the most important monuments. This little book is designed as an aid to such a selective tour. It contains no instructions on hotels, banks, transportation, and the like. Such matters are adequately cared for by numerous excellent travel agencies. It is the object of this book to introduce the traveler to Rome's historical and spiritual environment, and in the briefest possible compass. To help the tourist save time and effort, and yet not to miss any of the important monuments of Antiquity, Early Christian, Renaissance and Baroque Rome is the aim of this book. inventory #19801
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| Author bio | Ludwig Curtius (December 13, 1874 April 10, 1954) was a German archaeologist born in Augsburg. He is remembered for his investigations involving the development of ancient Greek and Roman art. He studied classical archaeology in Munich under Adolf Furtwängler (18531907), of whom in 1899 he became tutor to Furtwängler's son, future famed conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler (18861954). From 1904 to 1907 Curtius participated in excavations at Aegina and Hattusa, afterwards becoming an associate professor at the University of Erlangen, where in 1913 he became professor ordinarius. During World War I, he received the rank of lieutenant and served as a news officer in the Balkans. After the war, he taught classes at the University of Freiburg (from 1918) and later at the University of Heidelberg (from 1920). In 1928 he was appointed director at the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (German Archaeological Institute, DAI) in Rome, a position he kept until his dismissal by the Nazis in 1938. After his release from the DAI, he remained in Rome until his death in 1954. He was buried in the Teutonic Cemetery. Curtius was the author of a number of influential works on classical archaeology; among his better-written efforts are: Antike Kunst (Ancient Art), Das Antike Rom (Ancient Rome), and Die Wandmalerei Pompejis (The Wall Paintings of Pompeii). |