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Pompeii : public and private life / Paul Zanker ; translated by Deborah Lucas Schneider.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Series: Revealing antiquity ; 11Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1998.Description: ix, 251 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0674689674 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Uniform titles:
  • Pompeji. English
Subject(s):
Contents:
Townscape and domestic taste. Townscapes ; Domestic taste and cultural self-definition -- Urban space as a reflection of society. The Hellenistic city of the Oscans ; The Roman colonists' city ; Townscape and ideology in the Age of Augustus ; The city's final years -- The domestic arts in Pompeii. The origins of the Roman villa ; Two forms of living space ; A miniature villa in the town ; A courtyard with a large marble fountain ; A garden as sanctuary ; A parlor overlooking Diana's sacred grove ; Gardens filled with sculptures ; Dining under the stars ; Large pictures for small dreams ; Domestic taste and cultural identity.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks DG70.P7Z3613 1998 1 Available 33710000904289

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-240) and index.

Townscape and domestic taste. Townscapes ; Domestic taste and cultural self-definition -- Urban space as a reflection of society. The Hellenistic city of the Oscans ; The Roman colonists' city ; Townscape and ideology in the Age of Augustus ; The city's final years -- The domestic arts in Pompeii. The origins of the Roman villa ; Two forms of living space ; A miniature villa in the town ; A courtyard with a large marble fountain ; A garden as sanctuary ; A parlor overlooking Diana's sacred grove ; Gardens filled with sculptures ; Dining under the stars ; Large pictures for small dreams ; Domestic taste and cultural identity.