Papers of the British School at Rome Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ... devote a lifetime to the study of the Campagna. As I have said, new discoveries are continually taking place, so that a second visit to a site already explored may furnish considerable additions to one's knowledge. This has been especially the case in the neighbourhood of Torre Iacova (p. 249), where the spread of cultivation has been so great that I have had to make many alterations and additions to the text while these papers were actually in progress. Or a chance meeting with an intelligent inhabitant may lead to the investigation of important remains, the existence of which could not have been learnt from the maps or books available, and would never have been suspected by one's self. I have purposely restricted myself to what some may consider the dry bones of the subject. I have not attempted to give any idea of the charm of the Campagna, of the beauty of the scenery, of the unfailing kindness of the inhabitants (due, it may be, to a superstitious belief that the "mad Englishman" is not to be harmed for good luck's sake), of the striking contrast between the abundant traces of the life that flourished there in the past, and the sometimes overwhelming solitude that reigns in the present. The Campagna has in truth a fascination of its own which defies analysis; and those who are not content with a passing glimpse at Tivoli or Frascati, but try to study it more deeply, will find that the task is a pleasant one indeed. It only remains to express my warmest thanks to those with whom my excursions have constantly been made, and to whom I am indebted for continual advice and assistance--Professor Lanciani and my father. Space forbids me to mention many others who have helped me, to whom, however, my gratitude is none the less on that account. VIA C...