Leisure & luxury in the age of Nero : the villas of Oplontis near Pompeii / edited by Elaine K. Gazda and John R. Clarke ; with the assistance of Lynley J. McAlpine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gazda, Elaine K., 1943- editor.

Clarke, John R., 1945- editor.

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, host institution.

Series:

Kelsey Museum publication ; 14.

Kelsey Museum publication ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Villa of Poppaea Sabina (Torre Annunziata, Italy).

Excavations (Archaeology).

Torre Annunziata (Italy)--Antiquities, Roman--Exhibitions.

Torre Annunziata (Italy).

Oplontis (Extinct city)--Antiquities, Roman--Exhibitions.

Oplontis (Extinct city).

Excavations (Archaeology)--Italy--Torre Annunziata--Exhibitions.

Classical antiquities.

Italy--Oplontis (Extinct city).

Italy--Torre Annunziata.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 28 cm.

Other Title:

Leisure and luxury in the age of Nero

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Michigan : Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, 2016.

Summary:

This heavily illustrated volume, like the exhibition it accompanies, documents the lavish lifestyle of ancient Rome's wealthiest citizens along the Bay of Naples until AD 79, when the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried many surrounding towns and villas. The book presents a collection of essays by an international group of scholars who highlight and interpret the archaeological discoveries of both the Italian excavations at Villa A and Oplontis ("Villa") B from 1964 to 1991 and the ongoing Oplontis Project, a collaboration between the Archaeological Superintendency of Pompeii and the University of Texas at Austin since 2006. Many of the authors are members of the Oplontis Project team. The volume also contains a full catalogue of the objects in the exhibition. -- Amazon.com.

Contents:

Concepts and contexts of the exhibition / Elaine K. Gazda ; John R. Clarke

Villas on the Bay of Naples : the ancient setting of Oplontis / Elaine K. Gazda

The geological landscape of Oplontis and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius / Nayla Kabuzi Muntasser ; Giovanni Di Maio

From the archives to the field : revisiting Villa A and Oplontis B / John R. Clarke

Ten seasons of excavation at Oplontis (2006-2015) / Ivo van der Graaff

Digital imaging at Oplontis / John R. Clarke ; Richard Beacham ; Andrew Coulson ; Timothy Liddell ; Marcus Abbott

Framing views in Villa A : from the late Republic to the age of Nero / Michael L. Thomas

Layered histories : the wall painting styles and painters of Villa A / Regina Gee

The gardens and garden paintings of Villa A / Bettina Bergmann

Luxury in fantasy and reality : exotic marble in Villa A / Lynley J. McAlpine

Marble floors and paneled walls in the east wing of Villa A / Simon J. Barker

The cost of luxury : procurement and labor for the marble décor of Villa A / J. Clayton Fant ; Simon J. Barker

Calculating the manpower for the marble décor of the villa / Simon J. Barker

Mutable meanings in the sculpture from Villa A / Elaine K. Gazda ; Matthew C. Naglak

Thinking about Roman slaves at Villa A / Sandra R. Joshel ; Lauren Hackworth Petersen

Oplontis B and the wine industry in the Vesuvian area / Michael L. Thomas

Working and living in Oplontis B : material perspectives on trade and consumption / Jennifer L. Muslin

Luxury, adornment, and identity : the skeletons and jewelry from Oplontis B / Courtney A. Ward

Leisure and luxury in Villa A "of Poppaea"

Commerce and wealth at Oplontis B.

Notes:

Catalogue of the exhibition held at Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-284) and index.

ISBN:

9780990662341

0990662349

OCLC:

944085988