Inside Rome

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INSIDE ROME
PAOLO FONTANA
With
96
full-color photographs
Rome.
whose
history
is revealed in its
very
stones, and
whose artistic
treasures date
back centuries
before the birth
of Christ. is
truly
"
the Eternal City
."
Inside Rome
illustrates,
in glorious color,
the city's architect
ural marvels -its
churches.
fountains,
palaces, obelisks, and
ruins. and it
also
gives the reader ataste of
everyday life
as it
is lived by contemporary
Romans. It
observes
the changes in rhythm
throughout
the
day
:
the busy market scenes,
the more
relaxed
interludes in cafes and bars,
the ritual
of the
evening stroll; and it also
demonstrates
the
subtle effects of the natural
light. as it
changes
from dawn to dusk, from
soft shades
of
gray to the bright
Mediterranean
blues and golds
. The book
features the masterpieces of
Michelangelo,
of Bernini, and of the
countless
artists
and craftsmen whose
brilliant creatio
ns are on view in the Vatican
and all around
the
city
of Rome. It pays
homage
to their skills
and to their
contribution
to truly immortal world,
encapsulated within
a modern capital city