A Day In Pompeii
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few moments in antiquity have seared themselves into collective memory as viscerally as the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, an apocalyptic event that buried the thriving Roman city of Pompeii under metres of volcanic ash and pumice — preserving it, and its inhabitants, in a tragic snapshot of everyday life. A Day in Pompeii is a richly illustrated exhibition catalogue that reconstructs that fateful day and the vibrant civilisation it consumed, drawing on archaeological evidence, artefacts, and ancient accounts to paint a vivid portrait of a city frozen in time. From the bustling forums and lavish villas to the haunting plaster casts of its citizens, the volume presents the full breadth of Pompeiian culture, commerce, religion, and art with scholarly precision and visual splendour. The work sits at the intersection of archaeology and art history, offering both the general reader and the seasoned classicist an authoritative and deeply moving encounter with the ancient world. Its tone is measured yet evocative, allowing the artefacts and imagery to speak across two millennia with startling immediacy. A companion to the acclaimed travelling exhibition of the same name, it serves as both a rigorous academic record and an accessible cultural document — leaving the reader to ponder what other secrets may still lie buried beneath the shadow of Vesuvius.
Author: -
Format: Paperback
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few moments in antiquity have seared themselves into collective memory as viscerally as the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, an apocalyptic event that buried the thriving Roman city of Pompeii under metres of volcanic ash and pumice — preserving it, and its inhabitants, in a tragic snapshot of everyday life. A Day in Pompeii is a richly illustrated exhibition catalogue that reconstructs that fateful day and the vibrant civilisation it consumed, drawing on archaeological evidence, artefacts, and ancient accounts to paint a vivid portrait of a city frozen in time. From the bustling forums and lavish villas to the haunting plaster casts of its citizens, the volume presents the full breadth of Pompeiian culture, commerce, religion, and art with scholarly precision and visual splendour. The work sits at the intersection of archaeology and art history, offering both the general reader and the seasoned classicist an authoritative and deeply moving encounter with the ancient world. Its tone is measured yet evocative, allowing the artefacts and imagery to speak across two millennia with startling immediacy. A companion to the acclaimed travelling exhibition of the same name, it serves as both a rigorous academic record and an accessible cultural document — leaving the reader to ponder what other secrets may still lie buried beneath the shadow of Vesuvius.