AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers of 1997

17 color illustrations

Many of the essays highlight key ongoing concerns such as sculpture's physical properties and conditions of display

165 b/w illustrations

one of the most definitive visions of a new age

Roman Art Halloween AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers ofPaul Zanker A groundbreaking illustrated study of the evolution of Roman imagery written by a noted authority on Roman art and architecture. Traditional studies of Roman art have sought to identify an indigenous style distinct from Greek art and in the process have neglected the large body of Roman work that creatively recycled Greek artworks. In this original assessment, Paul Zanker offers instead a cultural history of the functions of the visual