Gardens of the Roman World, by Patrick Bowe (Los Angeles: J. Getty Museum, 2004; $50), depicts gardens ranging in style and use from humble sustenance to imperial luxury (including Hadrian's Villa, shown at left), but all featuring that stunning Mediterranean sunshine. Another Getty Museum book, Ancient Greek Painting and Its Echoes in Later Art (2004; $75), traces the profound impact works from Crete, Pompeii, and Delos, among other places, had on later European art.
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