Main entry:

Parslow, Christopher Charles.

Title & Author:

Rediscovering antiquity : Karl Weber and the excavation of Herculaneum, Pompeii, and Stabiae / Christopher Charles Parslow.

Publication:

Cambridge : New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Description:

xx, 394 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 374-382) and indexes.
Introduction: Karl Weber and the Rediscovery of Herculaneum, Pompeii, and Stabiae -- 1. Weber, Alcubierre, and the First Years of the Excavations. Alcubierre's "Discovery" of Herculaneum. Early Successes and Critics. Excavations at Herculaneum under Bardet (1741-1745). Alcubierre's Return (1745). Investigations at "La Civita" and Stabiae -- 2. The Earliest Plans of the Vesuvian Monuments. Bardet's Early Plans of Herculaneum. Architectural Documentation under Alcubierre. The "Cratere Maritimo" Project and the First Rift -- 3. The Discovery of the Villa dei Papiri. Bayardi, Tanucci, and the Accademia Ercolanese. Excavating the Villa dei Papiri. Weber's Documentation of the Villa. Paderni, Piaggio, and the Papyri -- 4. Pompeii and the Praedia Iuliae Felicis. The Contributions of Antonio Scognamillo. Weber's Preliminary Plan of the Praedia -- 5. The "Temples" at Herculaneum. A Controversial Methodology. "Butchers of Antiquity" The Templum Matris Deum. The Second Temple.
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Summary:

Rediscovering Antiquity: Karl Weber and the Excavation of Herculaneum, Pompeii, and Stabiae examines the early history of the excavations at three important sites of classical antiquity that first came to light in 1738, through the life and work of Karl Jakob Weber, a Swiss military engineer who supervised these investigations from 1750 to 1764. While many of his contemporaries sought only the recovery of precious antiquities to the exclusion of the architectural remains, Weber sought to retrieve evidence of the ancient urban fabric and to relate his discoveries to their archaeological context, thereby establishing the first systematic approach for these excavations. He also proposed a revolutionary manner of publishing his findings, in which all of the works of art from an individual site would appear together with detailed plans, drawings, and commentary drawn from classical and modern sources.

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ISBN:

0521471508 (hardback)
9780521471503 (hardback)
0521646642 (pbk.)
9780521646642 (pbk.)

Subject:

Weber, Karl Jakob, 1712-1764.
Charles III, King of Spain, 1716-1788 Archaeological collections.
Weber, Karl, 1712-1764.
Charles III, roi d'Espagne, 1716-1788 Collections archéologiques.
Charles III, King of Spain, 1716-1788
Weber, Karl Jakob.
Weber, Karl Jakob, (1712-1764)
Charles III, (1716-1788; roi d'Espagne) Collections archéologiques.
Excavations (Archaeology) Italy Pompeii (Extinct city)
Excavations (Archaeology) Italy Herculaneum (Extinct city)
Excavations (Archaeology) Italy Stabiae (Extinct city)
Archaeologists Switzerland Biography.
Military engineers Switzerland Biography.
Fouilles (Archéologie) Italie Pompéi (Ville ancienne)
Fouilles (Archéologie) Italie Herculanum (Ville ancienne)
Fouilles (Archéologie) Italie Stabies (Ville ancienne)
Archéologues Suisse Biographies.
Ingénieurs militaires Suisse Biographies.
Archaeologists.
Archaeology Private collections.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Military engineers.
Opgravingen.
Excavations (Archaeology) Italy Pompeii.
Excavations (Archaeology) Italy Herculaneum.
Excavations (Archaeology) Italy Stabiae.
Archéologie Italie Pompéi (ville ancienne)
Archéologie Italie Herculanum (ville ancienne)
Archéologie Italie Stabies (ville ancienne)
Fouilles archéologiques Italie Stabies (ville ancienne)
Fouilles archéologiques Italie Pompéi (ville ancienne)
Fouilles archéologiques Italie Herculanum (ville ancienne)
Pompeii (Extinct city)
Herculaneum (Extinct city)
Stabiae (Extinct city)
Pompéi (Ville ancienne)
Herculanum (Ville ancienne)
Stabies (Ville ancienne)
Italy Herculaneum (Extinct city)
Italy Pompeii (Extinct city)
Italy Stabiae (Extinct city)
Switzerland.
Pompéi (ville ancienne)
Herculanum (ville ancienne)
Stabies (ville ancienne)
Archaeology
Italy

Form/genre:

Biography
Biographies.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 107844
Call No.: ID DG70.P7.P37; ID:96-B1158
Status: Available