Magick City: Travellers to Rome from the Middle Ages to 1900, Volume III: The Nineteenth Century

A vivid collage-portrait of Rome in three volumes – the most comprehensive anthology of writings by visitors to the eternal city ever compiled.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 330 pages
Publication date: 05 October 2023
Publisher: Pallas Athene Publishers

The most comprehensive anthology of writings by visitors to the eternal city ever compiled, "Rome Through the Centuries" by Ronald Ridley, is a witty, profound, and endlessly entertaining treasure. Drawing on a diverse range of French, Italian, Spanish, English, German, Scandinavian, and American sources, Ridley has painstakingly compiled a vivid collage-portrait of Rome across centuries. Illustrated with three hundred captivating images, the book is presented in three elegant volumes: "The Middles Ages to the Seventeenth Century," "The Eighteenth Century," and "The Nineteenth Century."

In this third volume, readers are taken on a captivating journey through the experiences of visitors to Rome. From their arrival methods and accommodations to their expenses and observations of churches, palaces, villas, and antiquities, Ridley provides a wealth of information. The visitors' thoughts and opinions on Rome's contemporary aspects, events they witnessed, and portraits they painted of the people they encountered are vividly revealed through excerpts from memoirs by over two hundred visitors. The result is a detailed account of Rome over nearly a millennium, offering a myriad fascinating insights and a comprehensive perspective on the city's rich history and culture.

Weight: 586g
Dimension: 139 x 215 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781843681403