August Mau's historical study portrays daily life and art in Pompeii as revealed by archaeological evidence. It surveys houses, streets, paintings, and objects, explaining what they show about the Roman city before its burial. Listeners interested in antiquity will find a clear, learned guide to Pompeii's ruins.
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Opening of the book
Transcriber's Note: Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation in the original document have been preserved. On page 431, 1854 should possibly be 1845. On page 533, the page number referenced is missing on the first Chapter XXXV citation. On page 544, the pages listed as pp 226-223 are possibly a typo. On page 487, \B and \F represent VB and VF ligatures. POMPEII ITS LIFE AND ART
MACMILLAN Logo PLATE I.—VIEW OF THE FORUM, LOOKING TOWARD VESUVIUS POMPEII ITS LIFE AND ART BY AUGUST MAU GERMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE IN ROME Translated into English BY FRANCIS W. KELSEY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS NEW EDITION, REVISED AND CORRECTED
New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., Ltd. 1902 All rights reserved Copyright, 1899, 1902, By FRANCIS W. KELSEY. First Edition, October, 1899. New Revised Edition, with additions, November, 1902. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass. U.S.A. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION For twenty-five years Professor Mau has devoted himself to the study of Pompeii, spending his summers among the ruins and his winters in Rome, working up the new material. He holds a unique place among the scholars who have given attention to Pompeian antiquities, and his contributions to the literature of the subject have been numerous in both German and Italian. The present volume, however, is not a translation of one previously issued, but a new work first published in English, the liberality of the publishers having made it possible to secure assistance for the preparation of certain restorations and other drawings which Professor Mau desired to have made as illustrating his interpretation of the ruins.
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