Domus: Wall Painting in the Roman House

by Donatella Mazzoleni, Umberto Pappalardo, Luciano Romano (Photographer)

This is a major study of illusionistic wall painting in the Roman houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as those in Boscoreale, Oplontis, and Rome itself. Two essays precede a magnificently illustrated guide to twenty-eight important villas with 350 color illustrations.

416 pages, Hardcover

First published January 10, 2005

Reviews

[Kenneth Laddish · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's fucking nice! But $650.00 (Amazon) seems just a wee bit steep. You know, it's not illegal to put a different price tag on something at a corporate bookmart such as Borders in the USA. It's a ancient and acceptable form of barter- now updated with barcodes!

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very beautiful book!