The insula of the Menander at Pompeii / [edited by] Roger Ling ; with contributions by Paul Arthur ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ling, Roger.

Arthur, Paul (Paul R.)

Rosengarten Family Fund.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

House of Menander (Pompeii).

Excavations (Archaeology)--Italy--Pompeii (Extinct city).

Excavations (Archaeology).

Italy--Pompeii (Extinct city).

Buildings--Italy--Pompeii (Extinct city).

Buildings.

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997-

Summary:

This book contains catalogues, analyses, photographs and drawings of some 2,000 archaeological artifacts excavated from the Insula of the Menander in Pompeii. The catalogues, and analyses are organized by provenance--buildings, rooms, and location within rooms--so that the reader can understand the artifacts as household assemblages. The functions of artifacts and groups of artifacts are discussed, as are the Latin names which are often given to these artifacts, and the relationships of these assemblages to the state of occupancy of the buildings in the Insula during the last years of Pompeii. This study, therefore, provides a wealth of information, not only on the range and use of artifacts in Pompeian houses but also on Roman artifacts, and Roman society, more generally.

Contents:

v. 1. The structures / Roger Ling

v. 2. The decorations / Roger Ling

v.3. The finds, a contextual study / Penelope M. Allison

v. 4. The silver treasures / Kenneth S. Painter

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0198134096

9780199266951

0199263124

9780199242368

OCLC:

35331218