Status
Available
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Genres
Collection
Publication
J. Paul Getty Museum (2001), Edition: 1, 73 pages
Description
A study of Pompeiian frescoes reveals that the Vesuvian landscape of 79 AD included a vast and beautiful variety of fauna and flora. This lavishly illustrated volume combines botanical images depicted in Pompeiian art with present-day photographs of gardens in the region to give a complete understanding of the fruits, vegetables, pollens, seeds, and other plants of Pompeii. An appendix of botanical Latin names helps readers identify the plants featured in this handsome, informative book.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2001
Physical description
73 p.; 8.5 inches
ISBN
089236629X / 9780892366293
Local notes
Illustrated with photographs and reproductions of Roman frescoes