Etruscan culture : Land and people : Archaeological research and studies conducted in San Giovenale and its environs by Members of The Swedish Institute in Rome / written with the collaboration of King Gustaf Adolf of Sweden ; by the following authors, Axel Boëthius, Carl Fries, Einar Gjerstad, Krister Hanell, Carl Eric Ostenberg, Vagn Poulsen, Bengt Thordeman, Erik Welin, Erik Wetter ; translations by Nils G. Sahlin.

Main entry:

Svenska institutet i Rom, author.

Title & Author:

Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press ; Malmö, Sweden : Allhem Publishing House, 1962
©1962

Description:

478 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), plans, portraits ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-475) and index.
Dedication -- Publisher's Foreword / Allhem Publishing House, Einar Hansen -- Introduction ; The Etruscan Centuries in Italy / Axel Boëthius -- The Etruscans and Rome in Archaic Times / Einar Gjerstad -- Studies and strolls in Southern Etruria / Erik Wetter -- Forest and soil in Etruria / Carl Fries -- The excavations of the Swedish Institute in Rome in San Giovenale and its environs / Krister Hanell with the collaboration of Erik Welin, Carl Eric Östenberg, Bengt Thordeman -- Etruscan Art: Five centuries of sculpture and painting from sites in Etruria / Vagn Poulsen -- Bibliography -- Index of plates and maps.
In English ; translated from Swedish.

Summary:

"San Giovenale, in southern Etruria, has been the scene of extensive excavations and study by members of the Swedish Institute in Rome, working with the collaboration of King Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, himself an experienced archeologist. This account of the work, lavishly illustrated, invites the reader to share the excitement of the discoveries which have been made."--from the inside front flap.

Subject:

Etruscans Italy San Giovenale.
Excavations (Archaeology) Italy San Giovenale.
Art, Etruscan Italy San Giovenale.
Etruscans.
Art, Etruscan.
Etruscans Social life and customs.
Étrusques.
Étrusques Mœurs et coutumes.
Art étrusque.
Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
San Giovenale (Italy) Antiquities.
Etruria Antiquities.
Étrurie Antiquités.
Europe Etruria
Italy San Giovenale
San Giovenale.
Etruria/Tuscia.

Added entries:

Gustav VI Adolf, King of Sweden, 1882-1973, author.
Boëthius, Axel, 1889-1969, author.
Sahlin, Nils G. (Nils Gösta), 1900- translator.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 100888
Call No.: ID DG223.S85; ID:94-B1302
Status: Available

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