April 12, 2024
ROME~ROMA Italy~Italian History~Religion~&c~2 Vols~1863
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SCARCE, TWO VOLUME SET "ROBA DI ROMA" BY WILLIAM W. STORY, PUBLISHED LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL, 1863 . Fantastic title of this two volume set is described in the Preface by the author; "Roba di Roma," will be intelligible to every one who has been in Rome. Mr. Millhouse, in his dictionary, defines "Roba" to be "goods, wares, things, articles, property, chattels, estate; stuff, lumber; a robe, gown, dress." "Yet this definition as extensive as it is, remains inadequate, for "Roba" is everything - from rubbish and riff-raff to the most exquisite product of art and nature." This book is filled with "Roba." Among contents addressed include; Entrance, Street-Music In Rome, Beggars In Rome, Christmas Holidays, Lent, Games In Rome, May In Rome, Caffes And Theatres, The Colosseum, Mimes And Masks; Pagents And Puppets, Villeggiatura; Harvest And Vintage, The Campagna, Markets, The Ghetto In Rome, Roman Colony Of Jews, Field Sports And Races, Fountains And Aqueducts, Births, Baptisms, Marriages, And Burials, Summer In The City, The Good Old Times, Saints And Superstitions, The Evil Eye, [ Fascinators, A Wolf-Boy, Fascination By Touch, Incantations, Evoking The Dead, A Witch, Signs Of A Jettatore], etc. Two fascinating volumes that are full of all that is ancient and nineteenth century Rome. Condition; Hardbound in three quarters red leather,
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