THE GLORY THAT WAS POMPEII

by Vanags, Patricia

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Book Description

Mayflower, New York, n.d.. 127 pp, folio, hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with color photographs, b&w map. "At the time of (the eruption of Mount Vesuvius), Pompeii was a thriving resort much favoured by the Roman nobility. Of their lives, and those of the. Pomepeiians, much has been discovered since the excavation began in the 18th century. The centre of religious life was the temples, of which only parts remain. However, pillars, steps and moss-covered walls still recall the grandeur of the ar. c h i t ecture. Many of the houses and villas revealed mosaic floors of the greatest intricacy as well as splendid murals whose colours have remained brilliant through the centuries. Rows of single-storey shops still contained terracotta amphorae . - la rg e pots once filled to the brim with corn oil and fine wine. Flower and grasses now fill the cracks between the paving-stones of which the roads were constructed; roads that are deeply rutted, providing evidence of the town's busy traffic. . Th ere is m uch to see in Pompeii..." A photographic tour of the treasures of this once vibrant seaside town. Light bump to bottom corner of boards. Dust jacket has very light edge wear/wrinkling along top edge. VG/VG.

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