Subterranean Rome

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Subterranean Rome.

Könemann, Köln 2000, liten 4to, orig. bind med omslag, 278 s., engelsk tekst oversatt fra italiensk, rikt illustrert i farver, fotografier av Mark E. Smith.

«Beneath the pavements of monumental Rome, the Rome of the imperial Fora and the great basilicas, lies another Rome, secret and less flamboyant, where everyday buildings open up to reveal unsuspected treasures of art and history. This is subterranean Rome. Though perhaps somewhat less magnificent or picturesque than the city above ground, it is equally — or even more — evocative and fascinating. Like a kind of Atlantis, buried beneath its centuries-old covering, its gardens, temples, baths and nympheums tell us a story of ancient times, made up of light and life, but also of shadows, persecution and death.»