Main entry:

Mau, August, 1840-1909.

Title & Author:

Pompeii, its life and art, tr. into English by Francis W. Kelsey ... with numerous illustrations from original drawings and photographs.

Edition:

New ed., rev. and cor.

Publication:

New York; London, Macmillan, 1902.

Description:

xxv, 557 pages illustrations, plates, plans (1 folded) 21 cm

Notes:
"Bibliographical appendix": pages 513-550.
Introduction. The situation of Pompeii ; Before 79 ; The city overwhelmed ; The unearthing of the city ; A bird's-eye view ; Building materials, construction, and architectural periods. -- pt. I. Public places and buildings. The Forum ; General view of the buildings about the Forum -- The Temple of Jupiter ; The Basilica ; The Temple of Apollo ; The buildings at the northwest corner of the Forum, and the table of standard measures ; The Macellum ; The sanctuary of the city Lares ; The Temple of Vespasian ; The building of Eumachia ; The Comitium ; The municipal buildings ; The Temple of Venus Pompeiana ; The Temple of Fortuna Augusta ; General view of the public buildings near the Stabian Gate -- The Forum triangular and the Doric temple ; The large theatre ; The small theatre ; The theatre colonnade used as barracks for gladiators ; The Palaestra ; The Temple of Isis ; The Temple of Zeus Milichius ; The baths at Pompeii -- The Stabian baths ; The baths near the Forum ; The central baths ; The amphitheatre ; Streets, water system, and wayside shrines ; The defences of the city.
pt. II. The houses. The Pompeian house ; The house of the surgeon ; The house of Sallust ; The house of the faun ; A house near the Porta Marina ; The house of the silver wedding ; The house of Epidius Rufus ; The house of the tragic poet ; The house of the Vettii ; Three houses of unusual plan: I. The house of Acceptus and Euhodia, II. A house without a compluvium, III. The house of the Emperor Joseph II ; Other noteworthy houses ; Roman villas -- The Villa of Diomedes ; The Villa Rustica at Boscoreale ; Household furniture. -- pt. IV. Trades and occupations. The trades at Pompeii -- The bakers ; The fullers and the tanners ; Inns and wineshops. -- pt. V. The tombs. Pompeian burial places -- The street of tombs ; Burial places near the Nola, Stabian, and Nocera Gates. -- pt. VI. Pompeian art. Architecture ; Sculpture ; Painting -- Wall decoration ; The paintings. -- The inscriptions of Pompeii. Importance of the inscriptions -- Monumental inscriptions and public notices ; The graffiti ; Inscriptions relating to business affairs. -- Conclusion. The significance of the Pompeian culture.
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Subject:

Pompeii (Extinct city)
Pompéi (Ville ancienne)
Italy Pompeii (Extinct city)

Added entries:

Kelsey, Francis W. (Francis Willey), 1858-1927.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 25436
Call No.: ID:88-B11605
Status: Available

Location: Library main 25435
Call No.: ID:88-B11605
Status: Available