Pliny on Art and Society: The Elder Pliny's Chapters On The History Of Art

by Jacob Isager

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Pliny sketches a theory of advancing moral decline and extravagance, in the course of which he gives a detailed account of six centuries of classical art and a fascinating sketch of the world of the rich Roman collector. Isager's is the first full treatment of this subject for over a hundred years.
  • ISBN10 0415589010
  • ISBN13 9780415589017
  • Publish Date 12 April 2010 (first published 5 September 1991)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Imprint Routledge
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 256
  • Language English