The Etruscans

Torelli, Mario (Edited by)

ISBN 10: 0847823911 / ISBN 13: 9780847823918

Published by Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 2001

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Cloth, 671 pages, colour illustrations, maps, plans; 31 cm. English Edition. Catalogue of an exhibition organized by the Palazzo Grassi and the Ministero per i beni e le attivita culturale, held November 26, 2000 to July 1, 2001, Palazzo Grassi, Venice. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine slightly rolled at the crown. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A massive coffee-table book. Richly illustrated with colour plates. This monumental publication is probably the most comprehensive study of the Etruscan civilization. *** "This volume accompanies Palazzo Grassi's exhibition on the Etruscans. It contains 20 chapters by prominent scholars on diverse topics such as Etruscan city building, language, slavery and trade. Illustrations display richly frescoed tombs, jewellery and sculpture, metalwork and painted vases." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Presentation, by Mario Torelli; The original features of the Etruscan peoples, by Giovanni Colonna; THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL FORMS. The origins of the Etruscans: a controversy handed down from antiquity, by Dominique Briquel; The origin and diffusion of Villanovan culture, by Gilda Bartoloni; Economic structure, by Marisa Bonamici; Coins, by Fiorenzo Catalli; Trade, by Michel Gras; The Etruscan aristocracy in the orientalizing period: culture, economy, relations, by Alessandro Naso; The woman's role, by Antonio Rallo; The Etruscan expansion into Campania, by Maria Bonghi Jovino; The Etruscan expansion in the Po Valley, by Giuseppe Sassatelli; Relations with neighbouring peoples, by Simonetta Stopponi; The Etruscans and the Veneti: forms of exchange and processes of acculturation, by Loredana Capuis; The Etruscans and the lands south of Campania, by Angelo Bottini; Political forms in the archaic period, by Mauro Menichetti; Republican political forms, by Adriano Maggiani; The ideology of the Etruscan city, by Luca Cerchiai; The social structure and the serf question, by Francoise-Helene Massa-Pairault. CULTURE AND FORMS OF ART. Etruscan religion, by Mario Torelli; Etruscan urban planning, by Stephan Steingraber; Civil, religious, and domestic architecture, by Luigi Donati; Tomb architecture, by Friedhelm Prayon; Painting, by Francesco Roncalli; Sculpture, by Stefano Bruni; Etruscan Bronzes, by Fabio Colivicchi; Archaic pottery: Impasto and Bucchero Wares, by Giovannangelo Camporeale; Painted pottery of the Archaic period, by Francoise Gaultier; Etruscan painted ware of the classical and Hellenistic period, by Maurizio Harari; The minor arts, by Marina Martelli, Ferdinando Gilotta; The writing, by Giovanna Bagnasco Gianni; The language, by Luciano Agostiniani; The Tyrrheni of Lemnos, by Carlo de Simone; THE REDISCOVERY OF THE ETRUSCANS. Etruscan Antiquarianism, by Fabio Colivicchi; The Vatican's Museo Gregoriano Etrusco from the nineteenth century and beyond, by Francesco Buranelli; The Museo Archeologico Nazionale of Florence, by Antonella Romualdi; The Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, by Anna Maria Moretti Sgubini. CATALOGUE OF WORKS. The making. From the Bronze Age to the Iron Age; The Villanovan civilization; The apogee. The economy. Agriculture; The mines; Piracy and trade; Warfare; The ideal forms. Opulence; The role of women; The cult of the ancestors and the continuity of the clan; The rituals of the Archaic power; Hellenization; The urban political forms; The renewed society of the fourth century; The decline. The Roman conquest; The servants; The anguish of the decline. The role of the past and of the esoteric doctrines; The Diaspora and nostalgia. APPENDIX. Chronology; Topographical Index of Works. Size: 4to.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Etruscans
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, New York
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847823911
• ISBN 13: 9780847823918
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Collectible
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archaeology
  • European::1. Ancient
  • Media::Sculpture
  • European::Italian
  • Genre & Subject::Funerary
  • European::2c. Classical::Etruscan
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  • XXX::COLLECTIBLES

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Synopsis

The Etruscans have long been a rich source of research and intellectual inquiry as the most significant ethnic group who resided in ancient Etruria, current-day Tuscany and Umbria in Italy. A well-defined polity, the Etruscans were an advanced people whose presence on the Italian peninsula from the 8th to 4th century B.C. had an enormous impact on Roman culture, whose rise of power saw the collapse of Etruscan civilization.

This book is extensive in its scope; it traces the rise of the Etruscans at the end of the Bronze Age; examines the economic structure of the society; explores the emergence of a powerful aristocracy in the period from 750-650 B.C.; and considers the religious and cultural life of the group. This knowledge has largely been gleaned from a wealth of monuments and material culture which the Etruscans left behind including architecture (the various forms of which indicate familial structure and socio-economic standing, not to mention the larger social structure of Etruscan society) and applied arts, such as bronze objects for both ceremonial use and everyday life, which were produced by an artisan class for a wealthy and demanding aristocracy.

Etruscan contributions to the history of art are also of immense importance and are explored in depth in this volume. Etruscan wall painting was exceptional in that it is one of the few examples of pre-Roman artistic production of this genre. Sculpture was also a relatively highly developed form of art, and the Etruscans are known for their important experiments with form.

Noted scholar Mario Torelli, editor of the book, gathers here an illuminating collection of essays reflective of the most current research on the Etruscans. As a professor of classical archaeology for nearly three decades who has directed archeological digs at some of the most significant Etruscan sites, Torelli offers a unique insight into the scholarly terrain of Etruscan studies. Torelli also contributes a substantive essay on Etruscan religion, exploring the rather exceptional character of this important aspect of Etruscan life.

Lavishly illustrated with beautiful reproductions of Etruscan art and culture, this impressive catalogue explores every aspect of the Etruscan people and their artistic and cultural legacy in the most expansive consideration of their enormous contribution to Western culture to date. The exhibition of the same name, organized by the world-renowned Palazzo Grassi, Venice, and this volume are destined to be landmarks in Etruscan studies.

About the Author

Mario Torelli is currently Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Perugia in Italy. After completing his doctorate at the University of Rome in 1960, Torelli has had numerous academic appointments at such institutions as the University of Cagliari, and held visiting professorships at University of Paris, University of Michigan, and Princeton University, among others. In addition to his academic endeavors, he has directed archaeological digs at numerous Etruscan sites.