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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Kenneth LapatinPublisher: Getty Trust Publications Imprint: Getty Publications Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.00cm Weight: 0.666kg ISBN: 9781606065921ISBN 10: 1606065920 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 16 July 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA major intellectual contribution in its own right. --The Burlington Magazine The definitive work on the Villa of the Papyri. --The Herculaneum Society The essays are short, informative and well written, and embrace a range of topics including the Herculaneum villa's ancient context, its rediscovery in the eighteenth century, its contents (including what the catalogue heralds as antiquity's only surviving library ), recent excavations and hi-tech attempts to unwrap the carbonized texts. --Times Literary Supplement A major intellectual contribution in its own right. --The Burlington Magazine Author InformationKenneth Lapatin is curator of antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum. He is the author or coauthor numerous books and articles on ancient art and its modern reception, including 'Guide to the Getty Villa' (Getty Publications, 2018), 'Luxus: The Sumptuous Arts of Greece and Rome' (Getty Publications, 2015), 'Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World' (Getty Publications, 2015), 'The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection' (Getty Publications, 2012). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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