Italy: Monuments Past and Present

$22.50 at The Getty Museum.

R. A. Staccioli, A. De Franciscis-Bragantini, E. Greco, G. Messineo Italy: Monuments Past and Present surveys the most important buildings and monuments of Italian antiquity. Ancient landmarks are illustrated as they appear today, and through the use of plastic overlays, as they likely appeared when still intact. The book tours several geographic areas, including Rome, Sicily, Pompeii, and Herculaneum. The authors offer a brief history of each region and an overview of its significant buildings and monuments…