Ruins of the Palace of Emperor Diocletian: The Ancient Roman Palace at Spalatro in Dalmatia - Modern-day Split, Croatia - Illustrated in the 1760s by Robert Adam

Ruins of the Palace of Emperor Diocletian: The Ancient Roman Palace at Spalatro in Dalmatia - Modern-day Split, Croatia - Illustrated in the 1760s

Robert Adam

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This book is for the reader who feels a quiet thrill in seeing history rebuilt brick-by-brick through another’s eyes and longs to linger over meticulous drawings while imagining the daily life that once filled grand ruins.

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Emperor Diocletian's palace is a historic marvel - this book and its sketches, published by architect Robert Adam in the 1760s, aided the rediscovery of this Ancient Roman treasure.Illustrative of late-Roman architecture, Diocletian's palace was c...

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