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The Chimaera of Arezzo


The Chimaera of Arezzo
Edited by Mario Iozzo
With contributions by Karol Wight, Claire Lyons, Seth Pevnick, G. Carlotta Cianferoni, Adriano Maggiani, Mario Iozzo, and Fulvia Lo Schiavo

This publication, from Edizioni Polistampa in Florence, gives an overview of the works in the exhibition, outlines the history of the myth of Bellerophon and the Chimaera, and elaborates on the Chimaera of Arezzo and the image of the Chimaera in the Etruscan world.

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Etruscan Civilization: A Cultural History


Etruscan Civilization: A Cultural History
By Sybille Haynes

This comprehensive survey of Etruscan civilization—from its origin in the Villanovan Iron Age in the ninth century B.C. to its absorption by Rome in the first century B.C.—combines well-known aspects of the Etruscan world with new discoveries and fresh insights into the role of women in Etruscan society.
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The Etruscans: Art, Architecture, and History


The Etruscans: Art, Architecture, and History
By Federica Borrelli and Maria Cristina Targia

The history of the Etruscan people and their culture is told by examining architectural forms, paintings, works in gold, and sculpture in terracotta and bronze.
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