{"product_id":"the-ruins-of-rome-a-cultural-history-hardback-9781009430104","title":"The Ruins of Rome; A Cultural History (Hardback) 9781009430104","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Ruins of Rome\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Cultural History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn engaging account of the ongoing appeal, since medieval times, of Rome's ruins and of their subsequent conservation and restoration.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoland Mayer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009430104, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 February 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e394 pages, 200 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.1 x 17.9 x 2.5 cm, 0.92 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Consistently engaging and lavishly illustrated, the book keeps a firm grip on its trajectory and succeeds in its aim of balancing the informative with the entertaining.' Frances Muecke, International Journal of the Classical Tradition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe beguiling ruins of Rome have a long history of allure. They first engaged the attention of later mediaeval tourists, just as they do today. The interest of travellers was captured in the Renaissance by artists, architects, topographers, antiquarians, archaeologists and writers. Once the ruins were seen to appeal to visitors, and to matter for their aesthetic quality, their protection and attractive presentation became imperative. Rome's ruins were the first to be the object of preservation orders, and novel measures were devised for their conservation in innovative archaeological parks. The city's remains provided models for souvenirs; paintings of them decorated the walls of eighteenth-century English country houses; and picturesque sham Roman ruins sprang up in landscape gardens across Europe. Writers responded in various ways to their emotional appeal. Roland Mayer's attractive new history will delight all those interested in the remarkable survival and preservation of a unique urban environment.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Ruins in Antiquity\u003cbr\u003e 2. How Rome Became Ruinous\u003cbr\u003e 3. Mediaeval Responses to the Ruins of Rome\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Watershed: Petrarch and his Successors\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Battle for the Ruins\u003cbr\u003e 6. From Topographical Treatise to Guidebook\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Ruins Visualized: Paintings and Vedute, Drawings and Engravings, Photographs\u003cbr\u003e 8. 'Virtual' Rome: Rome Reconstructed-Visionary Archaeology\u003cbr\u003e 9. Remembering the Grand Tour: Paintings, Models and Other Souvenirs\u003cbr\u003e 10. Ruins in the Landscape Garden\u003cbr\u003e 11. Conservation, Restoration and Presentation of Ruins\u003cbr\u003e 12. Literary Responses to the Ruins\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52165737971992,"sku":"9781009430104","price":25.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009430104i.jpg?v=1781099956","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-ruins-of-rome-a-cultural-history-hardback-9781009430104","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}