Ravenna: Mosaics, Monuments and Environment

Ravenna is a famous town: its monuments are known in all the world and its name is, therefore, synonym for mosaic and Byzantine art. On all the shelves of specialized and nonlibraries there are a lot of volumes and magazines which are about the art and history of Ravenna, with monographs and photos; so why a new guide of Ravenna? This volume is not destined for an extremely specialized public, but to those who, without identifying with the so-called "cultural visitors" wish to have, however, a more complete and exact image without being long-winded about the town of Ravenna and its surroundings such as Classe and its monuments, but also the other artistic and cultural aspects of the region. A reader of this book will have an image of Ravenna as a town imbuted with centuries of history, not only in its main points, but also in its buildings urban life and inhabitants. This is a town, which has undergone several changes, even physical and its present appearance. Also the monuments are not unchangeable, but the remains of something of the past, still present and able to influence everyday and future reality.