From Pompeii : the afterlife of a Roman town / Ingrid D. Rowland.
From Pompeii : the afterlife of a Roman town / Ingrid D. Rowland.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.
Date
2014.
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G 2014/4774
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 340 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction : Naples, 1962 -- Pompeii, May 2013 -- The blood of San Gennaro and the eruption of Vesuvius, 1631 -- Before Pompeii : Athanasius Kircher and Lukas Holste, 1637-1638 -- Mr. Freeman goes to Herculaneum -- The rediscovery of Pompeii, 1748-1770 -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1770 -- Further e...
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2014.
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Summary
Shows how the destruction of Pompeii inspired artists, authors and composers for centuries afterward.
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From Pompeii : the afterlife of a Roman town / Ingrid D. Rowland.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-330) and index.
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G 2014/4774
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74VKKjlv2GQd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKjlv2GQd
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ISBN
0674047931 (hbk.)
9780674047938 (hbk.)
DDC
937.72568
MMS ID
991021979689702626
