The lost world of Pompeii / Colin Amery, Brian Curran Jr.

Main entry:

Amery, Colin, author.

Title & Author:

The lost world of Pompeii / Colin Amery, Brian Curran Jr.

Publication:

Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2002

Description:

191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
"In association with the World Monuments Fund."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-185) and index.
Introduction -- The city vanishes -- Rediscovery and exavation -- Voices from a lost world -- The Pompeian house -- Life and art -- The grand tour -- The legacy of Pompeian style -- Notes -- Further reading -- Glossary -- Chronology -- Index -- Acknowledgments.

Summary:

This book provides more than 150 new photos by the Royal Geographic Society photographer-in-residence. It covers such topics as the history of Pompeii, the discovery of the remains, the town plan, the private life and design legacy of Pompeii, and the site today. 150 illustrations, 100 in color.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0892366877
9780892366873

Subject:

Excavations (Archaeology) Italy Pompeii (Extinct city)
Fouilles (Archéologie) Italie Pompéi (Ville ancienne)
Excavations (Archaeology)
Manners and customs
Kultur
Architektur
Kunst
Pompeii (Extinct city) Pictorial works.
Pompeii (Extinct city) Social life and customs.
Pompeii (Extinct city) In art.
Pompéi (Ville ancienne) Ouvrages illustrés.
Pompéi (Ville ancienne) Mœurs et coutumes.
Pompéi (Ville ancienne) Dans l'art.
Italy Pompeii (Extinct city)
Pompeji

Form/genre:

In art.
illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Art
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Curran, Brian.
J. Paul Getty Museum.
World Monuments Fund (New York, N.Y.)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 227427
Call No.: DG70.P7 A44 2002
Status: Available

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