Author: Pierre Gusman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Greco-Roman
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Pompei, the City, Its Life & Art
Author: Pierre Gusman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Greco-Roman
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Greco-Roman
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Pompeii
Author: August Mau
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pompei (Italy)
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pompei (Italy)
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Pompeii, Its Life and Art
Author: August Mau
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
The history of the legendary city, literally unearthed from the dust. After the volcano explosion, a stream of lava devastated the town and buried thousands of locals under the river of melted minerals. Centuries later, their last moment was recovered by filling the gaps in petrified lava. Thus, we see the previous inhabitants of Pompei in the final moments of their lives. This work collected the excavation materials, historical documents, and mentions to compile an objective picture of the ancient city's life and arts.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
The history of the legendary city, literally unearthed from the dust. After the volcano explosion, a stream of lava devastated the town and buried thousands of locals under the river of melted minerals. Centuries later, their last moment was recovered by filling the gaps in petrified lava. Thus, we see the previous inhabitants of Pompei in the final moments of their lives. This work collected the excavation materials, historical documents, and mentions to compile an objective picture of the ancient city's life and arts.
Pompeii
Author: Paul Zanker
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674257618
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Pompeii's tragedy is our windfall: an ancient city fully preserved, its urban design and domestic styles speaking across the ages. This richly illustrated book conducts us through the captured wonders of Pompeii, evoking at every turn the life of the city as it was 2,000 years ago. When Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. its lava preserved not only the Pompeii of that time but a palimpsest of the city's history, visible traces of the different societies of Pompeii's past. Paul Zanker, a noted authority on Roman art and architecture, disentangles these tantalizing traces to show us the urban images that marked Pompeii's development from country town to Roman imperial city. Exploring Pompeii's public buildings, its streets and gathering places, we witness the impact of religious changes, the renovation of theaters and expansion of athletic facilities, and the influence of elite families on the city's appearance. Through these stages, Zanker adeptly conjures a sense of the political and social meanings in urban planning and public architecture. The private houses of Pompeii prove equally eloquent, their layout, decor, and architectural detail speaking volumes about the life, taste, and desires of their owners. At home or in public, at work or at ease, these Pompeians and their world come alive in Zanker's masterly rendering. A provocative and original reading of material culture, his work is an incomparable introduction to urban life in antiquity.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674257618
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Pompeii's tragedy is our windfall: an ancient city fully preserved, its urban design and domestic styles speaking across the ages. This richly illustrated book conducts us through the captured wonders of Pompeii, evoking at every turn the life of the city as it was 2,000 years ago. When Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. its lava preserved not only the Pompeii of that time but a palimpsest of the city's history, visible traces of the different societies of Pompeii's past. Paul Zanker, a noted authority on Roman art and architecture, disentangles these tantalizing traces to show us the urban images that marked Pompeii's development from country town to Roman imperial city. Exploring Pompeii's public buildings, its streets and gathering places, we witness the impact of religious changes, the renovation of theaters and expansion of athletic facilities, and the influence of elite families on the city's appearance. Through these stages, Zanker adeptly conjures a sense of the political and social meanings in urban planning and public architecture. The private houses of Pompeii prove equally eloquent, their layout, decor, and architectural detail speaking volumes about the life, taste, and desires of their owners. At home or in public, at work or at ease, these Pompeians and their world come alive in Zanker's masterly rendering. A provocative and original reading of material culture, his work is an incomparable introduction to urban life in antiquity.
The Art and Life of Pompeii and Herculaneum
Author: Michael Grant
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780882252698
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Bibliography : p. 83.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780882252698
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Bibliography : p. 83.
Pompeii
Author: Mary Beard
Publisher: Profile Books
ISBN: 1847650643
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2008 'The world's most controversial classicist debunks our movie-style myths about the Roman town with meticulous scholarship and propulsive energy' Laura Silverman, Daily Mail The ruins of Pompeii, buried by an explosion of Vesuvius in 79 CE, offer the best evidence we have of everyday life in the Roman empire. This remarkable book rises to the challenge of making sense of those remains, as well as exploding many myths: the very date of the eruption, probably a few months later than usually thought; or the hygiene of the baths which must have been hotbeds of germs; or the legendary number of brothels, most likely only one; or the massive death count, maybe less than ten per cent of the population. An extraordinary and involving portrait of an ancient town, its life and its continuing re-discovery, by Britain's favourite classicist.
Publisher: Profile Books
ISBN: 1847650643
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2008 'The world's most controversial classicist debunks our movie-style myths about the Roman town with meticulous scholarship and propulsive energy' Laura Silverman, Daily Mail The ruins of Pompeii, buried by an explosion of Vesuvius in 79 CE, offer the best evidence we have of everyday life in the Roman empire. This remarkable book rises to the challenge of making sense of those remains, as well as exploding many myths: the very date of the eruption, probably a few months later than usually thought; or the hygiene of the baths which must have been hotbeds of germs; or the legendary number of brothels, most likely only one; or the massive death count, maybe less than ten per cent of the population. An extraordinary and involving portrait of an ancient town, its life and its continuing re-discovery, by Britain's favourite classicist.
The Independent
The Independent
Author: William Livingston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
F, History and historical biography. G, Archaeology and historical collaterals. 1923
Author: William Swan Sonnenschein
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
The Best Books: F, History and historical biography. G, Archaeology and historical collaterals. 1923
Author: William Swan Sonnenschein
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description