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Pompeii, Its Life and Art

August Mau

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 564 pages

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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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. POMPEII ITS LIFE AND ART
  2. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
  3. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
  4. CONTENTS
  5. ILLUSTRATIONS
  6. INTRODUCTION
  7. PART I PUBLIC PLACES AND BUILDINGS
  8. PART II THE HOUSES
  9. PART III TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS
  10. PART IV THE TOMBS
  11. PART V POMPEIAN ART
  12. PART VI THE INSCRIPTIONS OF POMPEII
  13. CONCLUSION
  14. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL APPENDIX[4]
  15. INDEX
  16. FOOTNOTES
  17. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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