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Jacob Isager
Pliny on Art and Society [EPUB ebook]
The Elder Pliny’s Chapters On The History Of Art

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Pliny sketches a theory of advancing moral decline and extravagance, in the course of which he gives a detailed account of six centuries of classical art and a fascinating sketch of the world of the rich Roman collector. Isager”s is the first full treatment of this subject for over a hundred years.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 256 ● ISBN 9781135085872 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2701492 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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