About the Author

Sir Michael Oppenheimer is an historian and a former lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford. Over forty years he has researched and recorded every cultural site of major importance in Italy.

Reviews

..".a work of dedication and a lengthy labor of love..."--The Times Higher Education Supplement
"The work is aimed at nonexperts but is also intended as a comprehensive gazetteer...recommended for major Italy enthusiasts..."--Library Journal
..".what was undoubtedly a labor of love is also an extremely valuable compendium..."--Philip G. Swan, American Reference Books Annual
"A throughly detailed survey of the aesthetically and historically notable works of mankind--buildings, works of art, archaeological remains--in Western civilization's Italian treasure house. For all its size, this work is wonderfully unpretentious, written in the plainest most straightforward style. It is an extraordinary achievement."-- "Lord Quinton, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and former President of Trinity College, Oxford"

.".".a work of dedication and a lengthy labor of love...""--The Times Higher Education Supplement
""The work is aimed at nonexperts but is also intended as a comprehensive gazetteer...recommended for major Italy enthusiasts...""--Library Journal
.".".what was undoubtedly a labor of love is also an extremely valuable compendium...""--Philip G. Swan, American Reference Books Annual
""A throughly detailed survey of the aesthetically and historically notable works of mankind--buildings, works of art, archaeological remains--in Western civilization's Italian treasure house. For all its size, this work is wonderfully unpretentious, written in the plainest most straightforward style. It is an extraordinary achievement.""-- "Lord Quinton, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and former President of Trinity College, Oxford"

."..a work of dedication and a lengthy labor of love..."--The Times Higher Education Supplement
"The work is aimed at nonexperts but is also intended as a comprehensive gazetteer...recommended for major Italy enthusiasts..."--Library Journal
."..what was undoubtedly a labor of love is also an extremely valuable compendium..."--Philip G. Swan, American Reference Books Annual
"A throughly detailed survey of the aesthetically and historically notable works of mankind--buildings, works of art, archaeological remains--in Western civilization's Italian treasure house. For all its size, this work is wonderfully unpretentious, written in the plainest most straightforward style. It is an extraordinary achievement."-- "Lord Quinton, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and former President of Trinity College, Oxford"

.,."a work of dedication and a lengthy labor of love..."--The Times Higher Education Supplement
"The work is aimed at nonexperts but is also intended as a comprehensive gazetteer...recommended for major Italy enthusiasts..."--Library Journal
.,."what was undoubtedly a labor of love is also an extremely valuable compendium..."--Philip G. Swan, American Reference Books Annual
"A throughly detailed survey of the aesthetically and historically notable works of mankind--buildings, works of art, archaeological remains--in Western civilization's Italian treasure house. For all its size, this work is wonderfully unpretentious, written in the plainest most straightforward style. It is an extraordinary achievement."-- "Lord Quinton, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and former President of Trinity College, Oxford"

..."a work of dedication and a lengthy labor of love..."--The Times Higher Education Supplement
"The work is aimed at nonexperts but is also intended as a comprehensive gazetteer...recommended for major Italy enthusiasts..."--Library Journal
..."what was undoubtedly a labor of love is also an extremely valuable compendium..."--Philip G. Swan, American Reference Books Annual
"A throughly detailed survey of the aesthetically and historically notable works of mankind--buildings, works of art, archaeological remains--in Western civilization's Italian treasure house. For all its size, this work is wonderfully unpretentious, written in the plainest most straightforward style. It is an extraordinary achievement."-- "Lord Quinton, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and former President of Trinity College, Oxford"