The Library of the Villa Dei Papiri at Herculaneum Tapa blanda - 2005 - 1st Edición

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J. Paul Getty Museum, 2005-09-12. Paperback. Like New. 9x7x0. Illustrated paper covers; light shelf wear; 8vo, 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 123 pages.

Paperback / softback. New. An introduction to this ancient library that describes the difficult history of attempts to unwind the damaged rolls. This book discusses the texts that have been deciphered and puts them in the context of literacy and Roman society of the time. It also describes the form of books in antiquity and the papyrus sheets on which they were written.

J Paul Getty Museum Pubns, 2005. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 132 pages. 10.00x7.50x0.25 inches.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2005-09-12. First Edition. paperback. Used: Good.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2005-09-12. First Edition. paperback. Used:Good.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

J. Paul Getty Museum. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Museum Publications. New. 2005. Paperback. 0892367997 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 128 pages; 42 color and 40 b/w illustrations. Description: "The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii in A. D. 79 also buried nearby Herculaneum. Over time the location of the small town was forgotten, but shortly after its rediscovery in the 1730s, 'excavations'—more properly, treasure hunts—were organized to unearth ancient sculpture. The richest finds were from a villa that came to be called the Villa dei Papiri, because it also yielded upward of a thousand papyrus rolls—the only library ever to have been recovered from the classical world. To the great excitement of contemporaries, the papyri held out the tantalizing possibility of the rediscovery of lost masterpieces by classical writers. Written for the general… Leer más