1788 Ancient GREEK & Italian Tribes Etruscan ART Tyrrhenian Latins Illustrations
Pierre d’Hancarville’s “Antiquities” is a fascinating 18th-century history of art, culture, customs, and origins of people of various nations. Hancarville focuses primarily on the Pelasgians, or ancient barbarian Greeks, Etruscans, and the Latins, and other early Italian and Greek tribes such as the Tyrrhenians. This particular volume contains dozens of views of ancient art with descriptions of each. Hancarville also notes the superstitions, mythology, and purposes of the sculptures.
1788 Ancient GREEK & Italian Tribes Etruscan ART Tyrrhenian Latins Illustrations
Pierre d’Hancarville’s “Antiquities” is a fascinating 18th-century history of art, culture, customs, and origins of people of various nations. Hancarville focuses primarily on the Pelasgians, or ancient barbarian Greeks, Etruscans, and the Latins, and other early Italian and Greek tribes such as the Tyrrhenians. This particular volume contains dozens of views of ancient art with descriptions of each. Hancarville also notes the superstitions, mythology, and purposes of the sculptures.
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HANCARVILLE, Pierre Francois
Antiquités étrusques, grecques et romaines, tome cinquieme
A Paris: Chez l’Auteur, David, 1788.
Details:
- Collation:
- 110, [2]
- 58 engraved plates plus engraved title page
- Language: French
- Binding: Leather; secure
- Size: ~10in X 8in (25.5cm x 20cm)
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24192
Category
Classical Greco-Roman
Authors
HANCARVILLE, Pierre Francois
Printing Date
18th Century
Language
French
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent