| Description |
1 online resource (312 pages) |
| Series |
Sozomena : studies in the recovery of ancient texts ; v. 1 |
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Sozomena (Berlin, Germany) ; v. 1.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Mantha Zarmakoupi -- Rediscovering the Villa of the Papyri / Antonio de Simone -- New archaeological research at the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum / Maria Paola Guidobaldi, Domenico Esposito -- Wall paintings in the Villa of the Papyri : old and new finds / Eric M. Moormann -- Programming sculpture? : Collection and display in the Villa of the Papyri / Carol C. Mattusch -- Who lived in the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum : a settled question? / Mario Capasso -- The books of the Villa of the Papyri / David Sider -- The Getty Villa : recreating the Villa of the Papyri in Malibu / Kenneth Lapatin -- En Foüllant à l'Aveugle : discovering the Villa of the Papyri in the 18th century / Dana Arnold -- From pleasure, to guilty pleasure, to simulation : rebirthing the Villa of the Papyri / Diane Favro -- The virtual reality digital model of the Villa of the Papyri project / Mantha Zarmakoupi |
| Summary |
The Villa of the Papyri is a unique archaeological site and has been very influential in the field of classical studies. The papyri (the only intact library to survive from Graeco-Roman antiquity) and bronze sculptures found in the villa have contributed to our knowledge of the ancient world and the Villa has become for us the "ideal model" of Roman luxury villa culture. This volume presents contributions on the Villa's architecture, decoration, and content (i.e., wall-paintings, sculptures, and papyri); their reception since the 18th century; the current state of knowledge based on the rece |
| Analysis |
Digital Archeology |
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Roman Villa |
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Villa dei Papiri |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Villa of the Papyri (Herculaneum)
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| SUBJECT |
Villa of the Papyri (Herculaneum) fast |
| Subject |
Dwellings -- Italy -- Herculaneum (Extinct city)
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Italy -- Herculaneum (Extinct city)
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Dwellings
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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| SUBJECT |
Herculaneum (Extinct city) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85060358
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| Subject |
Italy -- Herculaneum (Extinct city)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010046157 |
| ISBN |
9783110203882 |
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311020388X |
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9783110215434 |
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3110215438 |
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1283164752 |
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9781283164757 |
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9786613164759 |
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6613164755 |
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