The Herculaneum Women and the Origins of Archaeology Tapa dura - 2007

Getty Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2008-02-18. Hardcover. Good.

Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2007. A clean, tight, unmarked copy. Full cloth binding. 178pp. Dust jacket, lightly rubbed, offered in a new mylar cover.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.

Los Angeles and Dresden: J. Paul Getty Museum; Skulpturensammlung, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, 2007. xiii, 178 pages, illustrations (some colour), colour maps; 27 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "About 1710, three life-size marble statues of women were found near Portici on the Bay of Naples. This discovery led to further exploration of the site, which was soon identified as the ancient city of Herculaneum, one of the towns buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. The statues became famous throughout Europe as the 'Herculaneum Women.' First brought to Vienna, they have been in the Antiquities Collection in Dresden since 1736. This book presents for the first time in any language the comprehensive story of these famous statues, including their discovery, archaeological context, art history, interpretation, (an ongoing debate), and the impact of the Greek statuary types on representations of Roman women throughout the Mediterranean. No other models… Leer más

Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2007. A crisp and unmarked copy. Full cloth binding. 178pp. Dust jacket in a new mylar cover.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.

Getty Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2008-02-18. 1. Hardcover. Used:Good.

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

Getty Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Oxford University Press (Distribution). New. 2007. Hardcover. 0892368829 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- Text in English. 192 pp. With 135 ills. (58 col. ). 25 x 19 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- .