Herculaneum and the House of the Bicentenary - History and Heritage

This volume provides a striking account of the life, destruction, rediscovery, and cultural significance of the Roman town of Herculaneum and its grandest residence--the House of the Bicentenary

About the author

Sarah Court is an archaeologist at the Herculaneum Conservation Project. Leslie Rainer is a senior project specialist at the Getty Conservation Institute and coauthor of Palace Sculptures of Abomey: History Told on Walls (Getty Publications, 1999).

Summary

This volume provides a striking account of the life, destruction, rediscovery, and cultural significance of the Roman town ofHerculaneum and its grandest residence—the House of the Bicentenary.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Court, Sarah Rainer Court, Leslie Rainer
• Publisher: Getty, j.paul, museum publ.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781606066287
• ISBN: 978-1-60606-628-7
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Conservation & Cultural Herita; BIBLIOTHECA PAEDIATRICA REF KARGER; Getty Publications - (Yale)
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques