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Grant, Michael, Photographs By Werner Forman

Cities of Vesuvius: Pompeii and Herculaneum

Penguin, 1976

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Year of publication
1976
ISBN
0140043942
Place of printing
London
Author
Grant, Michael
Publishers
Penguin
Edition
Reprint
Keyword
VESUVIUS ANCIENT ROME ITALY POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM VOLCANO, ERUPTIONS
Illustrator
Photographs By Werner Forman
Binding description
S
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Fine
Binding
Softcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

"Michael Grant traces the political and economic history of Pompeii and Herculaneum - from the Greek settlement through Roman domination - with special attention to the rebuilding of the cities after their decimation by earthquake in A.D. 62. In subsequent chapters, Mr. Grant describes life in these two cities in a way that is at once scholarly and readable, focusing on architecture and artistic decoration of town and country houses, fora and public buildings, as well as religious practices, philosophical perspectives and cultural interests. Lavishly illustrated with photographs by Werner Forman, this book is valuable both as a guide for the visitor to Pompeii and Herculaneum and as a comprehensive description of one of the most celebrated events in the history of man." 240p. illus. bibliography. index (news clipping about Vesuvius laid in )