Rom und römisches Leben im Alterthum
Tübingen: Verlag der H. Laupp'schen Buchhandlung, (1879). Hardcover. 4to. viii,599pp. Black decorated red cloth in original cardboard slicase (Schutzcarton) with printed label on cover. Decorative page edges. Fold-out frontispiece of a plan comparing the "old" Rome to the "new." Fascinating detailed work on life and customs in the Roman Empire. Profusely illustrated with b/w reproductions of drawings by A. Gnauth, Professor Riess, A. Schill and others. Text in German. Spine slightly sunned, minor bumping on head and tail of spine, rubbing on corners. Age wear, abrasions and staining on box. Slight foxing to front and rear endpapers as well as to verso of frontispiece. Box in fair, book in very good condition. g. Item #22340
Contents: Das römische Volk / Die Stadt Rom / Sociale Verhätnisse / Privatleben / Die Familie / Oeffentliches leben. das Bad / Die Spiele / Gewerbe, Industrie, Kunst, Handel, Landwirthschaft / Religiöse und sittliche Verhältnisse / Lietratur / Politik / Militärwesen.
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