Main entry:

Zanker, Paul.

Title & Author:

Pompeii : public and private life / Paul Zanker ; translated by Deborah Lucas Schneider.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1998.

Description:

ix, 251 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Series:

Revealing antiquity ; 11

Notes:
Translation of: Pompeji.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-240) and index.
Townscape and domestic taste. Townscapes ; Domestic taste and cultural self-definition -- Urban space as a reflection of society. The Hellenistic city of the Oscans ; The Roman colonists' city ; Townscape and ideology in the Age of Augustus ; The city's final years -- The domestic arts in Pompeii. The origins of the Roman villa ; Two forms of living space ; A miniature villa in the town ; A courtyard with a large marble fountain ; A garden as sanctuary ; A parlor overlooking Diana's sacred grove ; Gardens filled with sculptures ; Dining under the stars ; Large pictures for small dreams ; Domestic taste and cultural identity.
Also issued online.
Translation of: Pompeji: Stadtbild und Wohngeschmack, published Mainz am Rhein: von Zabern, 1995.

Summary:

Contains an English translation of three essays originally written in Italian, and later in German, between 1979 and 1993, in which the author examines various aspects of life in the ancient city of Pompeii, discussing townscape and domestic taste, urban space as a reflection of society, and the domestic arts.

ISBN:

0674689666 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780674689664 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0674689674 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780674689671 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Cities and towns Rome.
City planning Rome.
Politics and culture Rome.
Villes antiques Rome.
Urbanisme Rome.
Politique et culture Rome.
Cities and towns.
City planning.
Manners and customs.
Politics and culture.
Stadtleben
Sachkultur
Alltag
Stadscultuur.
Dagelijks leven.
Byer.
Romerriket.
Pompeii.
Kultur.
Arkitektur.
Extinct cities Italy.
Design urbain Rome.
Architecture Pompéi (ville ancienne)
Habitations Aménagement Pompéi (ville ancienne)
Public architecture Pompeii (Extinct city)
Architecture, Domestic Pompeii (Extinct city)
City planning Pompeii (Extinct city)
Pompeii (Extinct city)
Pompeii (Extinct city) Social life and customs.
Pompéi (Ville ancienne)
Pompéi (Ville ancienne) Mœurs et coutumes.
Italy Pompeii (Extinct city)
Rome (Empire)
Pompeji
Pompeii (Extinct city) Antiquities.
Pompeii (Extinct city) Social life and customs Sources.
Pompeii (Extinct city) Politics and government Sources.
Pompéi (ville ancienne) Moeurs et coutumes.
Pompeii (Extinct city) Buildings, structures, etc.
Italia
byer
kultur
sosialt
liv
pompeii

Added entries:

Schneider, Deborah Lucas, translator.
Revealing antiquity ; 11.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 210615
Call No.: NA7357.P6 Z3 1998
Status: Available