BARTOCCINI, RENATO

The Etruscan Paintings Of Tarquinia

Milan, Aldo Martello Editore. 1964, First Thus. Soft cover. Book, Small guide to the tomb paintings of the ancient Etruscans. 10p. of text + XXIV coloured plates wuth descriptions. Fine/Very Good, Slight Chips & Tears.

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Book number: 045286

Catalogue: Italy

Keywords: Tuscany Etruscan Painting Tombs Archaeology Etruria/Etruscan

FERRANTE, ELENA

My Brilliant Friend

Europa Editions. 2012. (ISBN: 1609450787) French Wraps. A modern masterpiece from one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense and generous hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. Ferrante's inimitable style lends itself perfectly to a meticulous portrait of these two women that is also the story of a nation and a touching meditation on the nature of friendship. Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighbourhood, a city and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between her two protagonists. Near Fine.

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Book number: 28576

Catalogue: Italy - Fiction

Keywords: Fiction Italy 1609450787

KING, RUSSELL

Sicily

Newton Abbot, David & Charles. 1973, 1st UK Ed.. (ISBN: 071536359X) Hardcover. Book, 208p. plates.bibliography.index. As New/Fine.

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Book number: 039792

Catalogue: Italy

Keywords: 071536359x Sicily Italy Sicily

WILLS, GARRY

Venice : Lion City: The Religion of Empire

New York, Simon & Schuster. 2001, 1st.US Ed.. (ISBN: 0684871904) Hardcover. Book, "a rich, colorful, and provocative history of the world's most fascinating city in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, when it was at the peak of its glory. This was not the city of decadence, carnival, and nostalgia familiar to us from later centuries. It was a ruthless imperial city, with a shrewd commercial base, like ancient Athens, which it resembles in its combination of art and sea empire. The structure of Venetian society was based on its distinctive practice of religion: Venice elected its priests, defied the authority of papal Rome, and organized its liturgy around a lay leader (the doge)" 414p+ 16 pages of colour plates.illus, Remainder mark, else as new. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 039810

Catalogue: Italy

Keywords: 0684871904 Italy History Venice Venetian Empire Doges, Religion Venice