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Author : Theodore H. Feder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:640189917
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Art
ISBN : 0896590208
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Art
ISBN : UVA:X000640444
The Forum, Pompeii - Art, Greco - Works of art, Pompeii.
Author : Joseph Jay Deiss
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1989-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 0892361646
A vivid portrayal of life in Pompeii's sister city, this book includes a detailed description of the ancient Villa dei Papyri, on which the present Getty Museum in Malibu is modeled.
Author : Richard Brilliant
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015000197726
Author : Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-10
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780691244150
Few sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. The fashions they set were taken up and imitated by ordinary citizens. In this illustrated book, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill explores the rich potential of the houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum to offer new insights into Roman social life. Exposing misconceptions derived from contemporary culture, he shows the close interconnection of spheres we take as discrete: public and private, family and outsiders, work and leisure. Combining archaeological evidence with Roman texts and comparative material from other cultures, Wallace-Hadrill raises a range of new questions. How did the organization of space and the use of decoration help to structure social encounters between owner and visitor, man and woman, master and slave? What sort of "households" did the inhabitants of the Roman house form? How did the world of work relate to that of entertainment and leisure? How widely did the luxuries of the rich spread among the houses of craftsmen and shopkeepers? Through analysis of the remains of over two hundred houses, Wallace-Hadrill reveals the remarkably dynamic social environment of early imperial Italy, and the vital part that houses came to play in defining what it meant "to live as a Roman."
Author : John Bryan Ward-Perkins,Amanda Claridge,Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Art
ISBN : 0878461248
This book displays the culture, economy, industry, cults and beliefs, paintings, sculptures, and architecture of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Author : Estelle Lazer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134507191
Recognizing 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.
Author : Peter Richardson
Publisher : Baylor University Press
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781932792010
Archaeology has unearthed the glories of ancient Jewish buildings throughout the Mediterranean, but what has remained shrouded is what these buildings meant. Building Jewish first surveys the architecture of small rural villages in the Galilee in the early Roman period before examining the development of synagogues as "Jewish associations." Finally, Building Jewish explores Jerusalem's flurry of building activity under Herod the Great in the first century BCE. Richardson's careful work not only documents the culture that forms the background to any study of Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity but also succeeds in demonstrating how architecture itself, like a text, conveys meaning and, thus, directly illuminates daily life and religious thought and practice in the ancient world.
Author : Jelle Zeilinga de Boer,Donald Theodore Sanders
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400842858
When the volcano Tambora erupted in Indonesia in 1815, as many as 100,000 people perished as a result of the blast and an ensuing famine caused by the destruction of rice fields on Sumbawa and neighboring islands. Gases and dust particles ejected into the atmosphere changed weather patterns around the world, resulting in the infamous ''year without a summer'' in North America, food riots in Europe, and a widespread cholera epidemic. And the gloomy weather inspired Mary Shelley to write the gothic novel Frankenstein. This book tells the story of nine such epic volcanic events, explaining the related geology for the general reader and exploring the myriad ways in which the earth's volcanism has affected human history. Zeilinga de Boer and Sanders describe in depth how volcanic activity has had long-lasting effects on societies, cultures, and the environment. After introducing the origins and mechanisms of volcanism, the authors draw on ancient as well as modern accounts--from folklore to poetry and from philosophy to literature. Beginning with the Bronze Age eruption that caused the demise of Minoan Crete, the book tells the human and geological stories of eruptions of such volcanoes as Vesuvius, Krakatau, Mount Pelée, and Tristan da Cunha. Along the way, it shows how volcanism shaped religion in Hawaii, permeated Icelandic mythology and literature, caused widespread population migrations, and spurred scientific discovery. From the prodigious eruption of Thera more than 3,600 years ago to the relative burp of Mount St. Helens in 1980, the results of volcanism attest to the enduring connections between geology and human destiny. Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.
Author : Dirk Obbink,Richard Rutherford
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-16
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780191617171
This volume originated in a conference of the same title, held in Oxford in September 2006, to celebrate the 70th birthday of Peter Parsons, Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford from 1989 to 2003. The contributors, who are former pupils, colleagues or collaborators with Peter Parsons, share a deep admiration for him and his work. Peter Parsons has, throughout his career, been engaged in research on newly discovered papyrus texts, and such texts play an important part in this volume's discussions. He has also constantly sought to use these texts to illuminate the literary and cultural history of antiquity. The essays in this volume are suitably diverse, reflecting the broad interests of the honorand: they straddle prose and verse, literary and subliterary texts, addressing both theoretical issues and specific practical problems of interpretation which contribute to the difficulties faced in giving form and meaning to the diverse and fragmentary evidence of ancient literary history - to give some kind of partial unity to 'culture in pieces'. Broader topics considered include the methodology of editing fragments, the problems of identifying authorship (New Comedy being treated as a test case), the ambiguities of texts which may or may not be read as ironic, and the development of the Greek novel. Among major authors treated are Pindar, Euripides, Menander, Callimachus, and Ovid. The volume also includes an introduction outlining Peter Parsons's career and achievements, and a bibliography of his publications.
Author : John G Landels
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134704873
Music in Ancient Greece and Rome provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of music from Homeric times to the Roman emperor Hadrian, presented in a concise and user-friendly way. Chapters include: * contexts in which music played a role * a detailed discussion of instruments * an analysis of scales, intervals and tuning * the principal types of rhythm used * and an exploration of Greek theories of harmony and acoustics. Music in Ancient Greece and Rome also contains numerous musical examples, with illustrations of ancient instruments and the methods of playing them.
Author : Van James
Publisher : SteinerBooks
Page : 955 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781621510895
Stumbling through life, gazing at the stars, we can miss the greatest treasure beneath our feet. For the ordinary faculties of our soul--how we think, how we feel, how we act--are the rough and fallen forms of our highest spiritual capacities. This book shows how six of these common abilities--thinking, feeling, doing, loving, opening, thanking--can be intensified infinitely. We already think; we can learn to think more deeply, more livingly. We already feel; we can learn to train our feeling life away from ourselves so that we feel the world in its richness. We already thank; we can learn a depth of gratitude that makes life and love intensely real. These exercises are simple, but demanding. By strengthening our capacity to pay attention, they allow us to say the right word and have the fresh thought just when we need to. They gradually lead us out of the mire of distraction and confusion, and allow us to practice what we need most: continual presence of mind.
Author : Lilian Whiting
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9791041982158
"Embark on a enchanting journey through the cultural and artistic wonders of Italy with Lilian Whiting in 'Italy the Magic Land.' This travelogue, penned in the early 20th century, is a literary exploration of Italy's timeless beauty, rich history, and the allure that has captivated travelers for centuries. Whiting's narrative takes readers through the iconic landscapes of Italy, from the romantic canals of Venice to the ancient ruins of Rome and the picturesque countryside. Through her eloquent prose, she unveils the magic woven into the very fabric of Italy – its art, architecture, and the warmth of its people. 'Italy the Magic Land' is more than a travel narrative; it's a celebration of the extraordinary and the ordinary, an invitation to savor the essence of Italy. Join Whiting on this literary expedition where each page reveals a new layer of the country's enchantment, making it an essential read for those who dream of exploring the magic that is Italy."
Author : (John Bryan), . Ward-Perkins,John B. Ward-Perkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Pompeii (Extinct city)
ISBN : LCCN:78054015
