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Buried by Vesuvius - The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum

Buried by Vesuvius - The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum


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The first truly comprehensive look at all aspects of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum, from its original Roman context to the most recent archaeological investigations.

The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum, the model for the Getty Villa in Malibu, is one of the world’s earliest systematically investigated archaeological sites. Buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, the Villa dei Papiri was discovered in 1750 and excavated under the auspices of the Neapolitan court. Never fully unearthed, the site yielded spectacular colored marble floors and mosaics, frescoed walls, the largest known ancient collection of bronze and marble statuary, intricately carved ivories, and antiquity’s only surviving library, with more than a thousand charred papyrus scrolls. For more than two and a half centuries, the Villa dei Papiri and its contents have served as a wellspring of knowledge for archaeological science, art history, classics, papyrology, and philosophy.
 
After Vesuvius: Treasures from the Villa dei Papiri offers a sweeping yet in-depth view of all aspects of the site. Presenting the latest research, the essays in this authoritative and richly illustrated volume reveal the story of the Villa dei Papiri’s ancient inhabitants and modern explorers, providing readers with a multidimensional understanding of this fascinating site.

About the Author :
Kenneth Lapatin is curator of antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum. He is the author or coauthor numerous books and articles on ancient art and its modern reception, including 'Guide to the Getty Villa' (Getty Publications, 2018), 'Luxus: The Sumptuous Arts of Greece and Rome' (Getty Publications, 2015), 'Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World' (Getty Publications, 2015), 'The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection' (Getty Publications, 2012).

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"Specialists will welcome it as an authoritative survey of the state of play on the many questions the villa gives rise to, but non-specialists will welcome it for its exceptional photographs and authoritative descriptions of an impressive selection of the riches of the villa."

--Andrew Wallace-Hadrill "The Art Newspaper" "A welcome and holistic approach to heritage. . . . Very much worth reading."
--Graham Voce "News in Conservation" "A major intellectual contribution in its own right."
-- "The Burlington Magazine" "The essays are short, informative and well written, and embrace a range of topics including the Herculaneum villa's ancient context, its rediscovery in the eighteenth century, its contents (including what the catalogue heralds as "antiquity's only surviving library"), recent excavations and hi-tech attempts to unwrap the carbonized texts."
-- "Times Literary Supplement"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781606065921
  • Publisher: Getty Trust Publications
  • Publisher Imprint: Getty Publications
  • Height: 250 mm
  • No of Pages: 296
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 666 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1606065920
  • Publisher Date: 16 Jul 2019
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Width: 150 mm


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