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ABED, AICHA BEN; LOS ANGELES. GETTY MUSEUM; MALIBU Stories in Stone: Conserving Mosaics of Roman Africa
ABED, AICHA BEN (editor) et al.. Stories in Stone: Conserving Mosaics of Roman Africa. Masterpieces from the National Museums of Tunisia. xii and 188 pp., 160 color illustrations, 1 map. 4to, cloth. Los Angeles, Getty Publications, 2006. This catalogue, published to coincide with the first major exhibition in the United States solely devoted to ancient mosaics, features twenty-seven mosaics from Tunisia's leading museums, including the Bardo Museum in Tunis, the Sousse Museum and the El Jem Museum. In addition to color plates of all objects on display, this catalogue includes nine well-illustrated essays that illuminate the historical background of mosaic art, trace the development of principal themes, and examine the conservation of mosaics both in the museum setting and in situ.
Offered for US$ 75.00 by: Ursus Books and Prints Ltd. - Book number: 121132