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Empire Without End
Antiquities Collections in Renaissance Rome, c. 1350–1527
By Christian, Kathleen Wren
- ISBN
- 978-0-30015-421-4
- Publisher
- Yale Univ.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 15, 2011
When Christian (art & architecture, Univ. of Pittsburgh) quotes Virgil's Aeneid in the introduction, readers grasp not only the appropriateness of her title but also the great significance of these collections. Zeus said to Aeneas, "To the Romans I assign no limit of things nor of time. To them have I given empire without end." Thus, the inclusion of ancient inscriptions and sculptures in late medieval and Renaissa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
