Herculaneum : past and future / Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
2011, First Edition. London : Frances Lincoln. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Not price-clipped. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #458168
ISBN: 0711231427
Physical description: 351 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : colour illustrations, colour maps (some folded), colour plans ; 31 cm. Notes: Published in association with the Packard Humanities Institute. Includes bibliographical references (pages 340-344) and index. Contents: Geology -- The politics of archaeology -- Ruins restored -- The town and its setting -- Inhabitants -- The public face of the town -- Standards of living -- High life -- Low life -- The tale of two cities -- The future of the past. Subjects: Herculaneum (Extinct city) - History. Herculaneum (Extinct city) - Discovery and exploration. Vesuvius (Italy) - Eruption, 79. Excavations (Archaeology) - Italy - Herculaneum (Extinct city).
Price: €85.00