Pompeii, Its Destruction and Re-discovery
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Published: 1853
Total Pages: 612
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Pompeii: its destruction and re-discovery. New edition
Author: POMPEII.
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Published: 1847
Total Pages: 610
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKLe Antichità Di Ercolano
Author: Engraver Tommaso Piroli Tomm Piroli
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Published: 1789
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781019543467
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBombing Pompeii
Author: Nigel Pollard
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2020-11-18
Total Pages: 341
ISBN-13: 0472132202
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBombing Pompeii examines the circumstances under which over 160 Allied bombs hit the archaeological site of Pompeii in August and September 1943, and the wider significance of this event in the history of efforts to protect cultural heritage in conflict zones, a broader issue that is still of great importance. From detailed examinations of contemporary archival document, Nigel Pollard shows that the bomb damage to ancient Pompeii was accidental, and the bombs were aimed at road and rail routes close to the site in an urgent attempt to slow down the reinforcement and supply of German counter- attacks that threatened to defeat the Allied landings in the Gulf of Salerno. The book sets this event, along with other instances of damage and risk to cultural heritage in Italy in the Second World War, in the context of the development of the Allied Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives – the “Monuments Men.”
Pompeii in the Public Imagination from Its Rediscovery to Today
Author: Shelley Hales
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Published: 2011-11-17
Total Pages: 446
ISBN-13: 0199569363
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of essays exploring the different ways in which the ruined city of Pompeii has been a major source of inspiration to Western imaginations. Creative and popular, as well as scholarly approaches are covered, including an interview with the novelist Robert Harris, and the volume is fully illustrated, with several images in full colour.
Pompeii's Living Statues
Author: Eugene J. Dwyer
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 0472117270
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn intriguing look at contemporary views regarding the casts of victims from Mt. Vesuvius' eruption
Letter and Report on the Discoveries at Herculaneum
Author: Johann Joachim Winckelmann
Publisher: Getty Publications
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 1606060899
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis new translation brings to light the early days of scientific archaeology and the unearthing and study of Herculaneum and Pompeii as observed by the erudite and acerbic art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-1768). His Letter, published in German in 1762, displays his extensive knowledge of geology, ancient literature, and art while offering a scathing critique of the Spanish Bourbon excavations around the Bay of Naples and of the officials involved. He further discusses these topics in his equally controversial Report of 1764. The introduction describes the context in which these texts were written, identifies various politicians, academics, and collectors, and elucidates topics of particular interest to Winckelmann, from artifacts to local customs to the contents of ancient papyri. The illustrations, particularly those from the Bourbon publication--Le Antichità di Ercolano (1757-92)--illuminate how these monuments influenced contemporary perception of the ancient world.
Resurrecting Pompeii
Author: Estelle Lazer
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009-09-10
Total Pages: 405
ISBN-13: 1134507194
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecognizing the important contribution of the human skeletal evidence to the archaeology of Pompeii, Lazer presents an in-depth study of the people of pompeii, and gives students an essential resource in the study of this fascinating historical event.
Pompeii...Buried Alive!
Author: Edith Kunhardt
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 2014-09-24
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 0553512587
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Step 4 HISTORY reader. "The drama of natural disasters provides prime material to entice young independent readers. In this volume, the account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius describes village life 2,000 years ago, the eruption itself and its aftermath, and the excitement when the buried town is rediscovered centuries later. A lively and factual glimpse of a devastating moment in history, in an accessible, attractive package."--Publishers Weekly. Step 4 Readers use challenging vocabulary and short paragraphs to tell exciting stories. For newly independent readers who read simple sentences with confidence. With full-color illustrations.
