Peter Burke is Professor Emeritus of Cultural History of Cambridge University.

'An excellent pair of volumes ... these two volumes represent a compendium of highly distinguished art-historical writing, all the more welcome since much of it is by scholars whose work has never previously appeared in English.' Burlington Magazine 'Very useful essays here, and all of them could be readily set for undergraduate and graduate reading ... useful indexes.' The Oxford Art Journal

• Volume I:. List of Illustrations.Publisher's Note.Preface by Peter Burke.1. The Italian Artist and his Roles: Peter Burke.2. Centre and Periphery: Enrico Castelnuovo and Carlo Ginzburg.3. Italian Art and the Art of Antiquity: Nicole Dacos.4. The Dispersal and Conservation of Art-historical Property: Francis Haskell.5. The Public Reception of Art: Anna Maria Mura.Index.

Peter Burke is Professor Emeritus of Cultural History of Cambridge University.

'An excellent pair of volumes ... these two volumes represent a compendium of highly distinguished art-historical writing, all the more welcome since much of it is by scholars whose work has never previously appeared in English.' Burlington Magazine 'Very useful essays here, and all of them could be readily set for undergraduate and graduate reading ... useful indexes.' The Oxford Art Journal

• Volume I:. List of Illustrations.Publisher's Note.Preface by Peter Burke.1. The Italian Artist and his Roles: Peter Burke.2. Centre and Periphery: Enrico Castelnuovo and Carlo Ginzburg.3. Italian Art and the Art of Antiquity: Nicole Dacos.4. The Dispersal and Conservation of Art-historical Property: Francis Haskell.5. The Public Reception of Art: Anna Maria Mura.Index.

Peter Burke is Professor Emeritus of Cultural History of Cambridge University.

'An excellent pair of volumes ... these two volumes represent a compendium of highly distinguished art-historical writing, all the more welcome since much of it is by scholars whose work has never previously appeared in English.' Burlington Magazine 'Very useful essays here, and all of them could be readily set for undergraduate and graduate reading ... useful indexes.' The Oxford Art Journal

• Volume I:. List of Illustrations.Publisher's Note.Preface by Peter Burke.1. The Italian Artist and his Roles: Peter Burke.2. Centre and Periphery: Enrico Castelnuovo and Carlo Ginzburg.3. Italian Art and the Art of Antiquity: Nicole Dacos.4. The Dispersal and Conservation of Art-historical Property: Francis Haskell.5. The Public Reception of Art: Anna Maria Mura.Index.