Roman Painting

By Roger Ling

Book Overview

This book, first published in 1991, is a general history of Roman painting written specifically for English-language readers. Large numbers of wall-paintings have survived from the Roman world, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521306140
• ISBN13: 9780521306140
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 1.0" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Roman smudges.

A comprehensive book loaded with well-documented examples. The color plates are fine; however, everything else is black and white and cross-eyed tiny. (I guess I could buy a loop!) I realize Cambridge UP didn't put this out as a coffee-table book, but the examples should be large enough to enjoy the details. In its present format, this is a scholarly text illustrated with a collection of Roman smudges. Very frustrating.

A Well-Written Book Resplendent with Color

I took a class on Pompeii and I read the entire book for the class. The illustrations are mostly in color, which is helpful and nice-looking. Overall, a concise and accessible survey of Roman painting, most of which was preserved in Pompeii.