The Herculaneum women : history, context, identities / edited by Jens Daehner ; with texts by Jens D...
The Herculaneum women : history, context, identities / edited by Jens Daehner ; with texts by Jens D...
The Herculaneum women : history, context, identities / edited by Jens Daehner ; with texts by Jens Daehner ... [et al.].
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Publisher
Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum ; Dresden : Skulpturensammlung, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, c2007.
Call Numbers
N733.50937/1
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiii, 178 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.
Contents
Introduction / Jens Daehner -- Ch. 1. Discovery and Archaeological Context / Jens Daehner -- Ch. 2. From Herculaneum to Dresden: The Modern History / Kordelia Knoll -- CH. 3. The Large and Small Herculaneum Women Sculptures / Christiane Vorster -- CH. 4. The Statue Types in the Roman World / Jens Da...
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Publisher
Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum ; Dresden : Skulpturensammlung, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, c2007.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
c2007.
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Access Conditions
State Reference Library copy: To be issued in Supervised Use Area.
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Summary
"Around 1711, three life-size marble statues of women were found near Portici on the Bay of Naples. They were the first significant discoveries from the ancient city of Herculaneum, one of the towns buried in the A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and they became famous in Europe as the Large and Small Herculaneum Women. First brought to Vienna, t...
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Full title
The Herculaneum women : history, context, identities / edited by Jens Daehner ; with texts by Jens Daehner ... [et al.].
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-174) and index.
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Date Copyright
c2007.
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Call Numbers
N733.50937/1
Record Identifier
74VM8pyp8mJy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8pyp8mJy
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ISBN
0892368829 (hardcover)
9780892368822 (hardcover)
DDC
733.509377
MMS ID
991000043169702626
