HOW TO MAKE A HOME

The idea that our homes can communicate professional as well as personal identities may seem as new as the work-from-home revolution. But it was second nature to the ancient Romans, for whom the home was in many ways the center of public and private life. Roman authors saw infinite practical and symbolic value in houses, and they have much to say about them. How to Make a Home presents some of the best Roman writings on housesfrom buying and selling to designing and decorating. Edited and elegantly translated by Marden Fitzpatrick Ni...[Llegir més]