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Excellent & Beautiful: Views of Rome is a Classic
Views of Rome is a unique guide to the most significant sites of ancient, Christian, and modern Roman architecture. Steven Brooke produced the work--the first collection of its kind in over one hundred years--during his tenure as a fellow of the American Academy in Rome. For this book, he has written detailed captions that provide the history, location, and, often,...
Published on December 17, 2007 by J. C. Abbott
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(Not as) pretty as a picture (postcard)
"Views of Rome" was a huge disappointment. Thankfully, I didn't drop $50 on the hardcover version. The book is barely usable, either as a preview of the architecture of the Eternal City or as a remembrance of a visit. The book is comprised of terrible unimaginative black-and-white images of many of Rome's most famous architectural wonders. The photos are...
Published on January 15, 2006 by Jean E. Pouliot
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent & Beautiful: Views of Rome is a Classic,
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Views of Rome is a unique guide to the most significant sites of ancient, Christian, and modern Roman architecture. Steven Brooke produced the work--the first collection of its kind in over one hundred years--during his tenure as a fellow of the American Academy in Rome. For this book, he has written detailed captions that provide the history, location, and, often, directions to each site.
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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(Not as) pretty as a picture (postcard),
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This review is from: Views of Rome (Paperback)
"Views of Rome" was a huge disappointment. Thankfully, I didn't drop $50 on the hardcover version.
The book is barely usable, either as a preview of the architecture of the Eternal City or as a remembrance of a visit. The book is comprised of terrible unimaginative black-and-white images of many of Rome's most famous architectural wonders. The photos are composed well enough, but are basically straight-on shots with no attempt to communicate the personality of the buildings or their grandeur. The photographer must have taken all his photos early in the morning, because there is not a single person in the shots to provide perspective. The synopsis of Roman history that starts the book is actually fairly interesting -- certainly more so than the dull photography that follows. |
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Views of Rome by Steven Brooke (Hardcover - August 15, 1995)
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