Insula of the Menander At Pompeii: Volume 1: The Structures

Zusatztext Ling's account of the changes to the House of the Menander over time demonstrates how careful observation can provide a detailed history of a building. Klappentext This is the first of a three-volume analysis of the internationally renowned archaeological site called the Insula of the Menander! a major city block in ancient Pompeii. Volume one deals with the architecture within the block! especially with the House of Menander! the grand villa for which the site was named. Subsequent volumes will consider the decorations and household objects found during excavation. Zusammenfassung This text studies the structures of the Insula of the Menander at Pompeii. It is intended for scholars and advanced (postgraduate) students of classical archaeology, art, and architecture.

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• Authors: Roger Ling, Roger (Professor of Classical Art and Archae Ling, Roger (Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology Ling, Ling Roger
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.1997
• EAN: 9780198134091
• ISBN: 978-0-19-813409-1
• No. of pages: 412
• Series: Insula of the Menander at Pomp; INSULAR OF THE MENANDER AT POMPEII; INSULAR OF THE MENANDER AT POMPEII; INSULA OF THE MENANDER AT POMPEII; Insula of the Menander at Pomp
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Architecture, European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, ART / History / Ancient & Classical, ARCHITECTURE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, History of Art, Ancient World, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Classical style, History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Ancient Roman style