Pompeii: The History, Life and Art of the Buried City
- ISBN-10
- 8854407186
- ISBN-13
- 9788854407183
- Series
- Pompeii
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 415
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- White Star Editions
- Author
- Marisa Ranieri Panetta
Description
Preserved by the catastrophic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, many of Pompeii's temples, homes, public spaces, and artistic treasures remain intact, providing us with a remarkable inheritance of a long-gone era. This insightful volume—complete with photographs, three-dimensional reconstructions, drawings, and meticulously plotted maps and floor plans—is essential for anyone intending to visit the city. Now available in a new, smaller trim size, it presents a wealth of information on Pompeii's archaeological sites, cultural universe, and everyday life.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
The Natural History of Pompeii
By Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski, Frederick G. Meyer, Wilhelmina Mary Feemster JashemskiPublisher Description
-
The World of Pompeii
By Pedar Foss, John J. DobbinsAccompanied by a CD with the most detailed map of Pompeii so far, this book is instrumental in studying the city in the ancient world and is an excellent source book for students of this fascinating and tragic geographic region.
-
Secrets of Pompeii: Everyday Life in Ancient Rome
By Emidio De AlbentiisVan der Poel, H. B. Corpus Topographicum Pompeianum. Pars IV. Bibliography. Rome, 1977. A significant part of the vast bibliography on Pompeii consists of archaeological guides. The most recent and complete publication of this type in ...
-
Pompeii: A Novel
By Robert HarrisRecently placed in charge of the Aqua Augusta, the aqueduct that brings fresh water to thousands of people around the bay of Naples, Roman engineer Marius Primus struggles to discover why the aqueduct has ceased delivering water and heads ...
-
Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Sourcebook
By Alison E. Cooley, M. G. L. CooleyThe original edition of Pompeii: A Sourcebook was a crucial resource for students of the site.
-
Pompeii: Public and Private Life
By Paul ZankerPaul Zanker, a noted authority on Roman art and architecture shows us the images that marked Pompeii's development from country town to Roman imperial city.
-
Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town
By Mary BeardThis 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 ...
-
What Happened to Pompeii?
By Charlie SamuelsThis book delves into who found these buried cities and what was involved in uncovering Pompeii_s past. Brightly colored photographs and informational sidebars give readers the tools to become excited about this archaeological mystery.
-
Vesuvius, A.D. 79: The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum
By Ernesto De Carolis, Giovanni PatricelliIn A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius exploded in a hail of volcanic rock, sending clouds of fine ash and deadly gases over surrounding towns and farms and burying every trace of life.
-
The Lost World of Pompeii
By Colin Amery, Brian Curran"Richly illustrated with historical images and new images of the site by acclaimed photographer Chris Caldicott, The Lost World of Pompeii tells the fascinating story of the ghosts of a bygone era raised from the ashes."--BOOK JACKET.