Delivery included to the United States

The Visual Preservation of Roman Stabiae

The Visual Preservation of Roman Stabiae The Villa Arianna Survey and the Study of Frescoes in Their Physical Context - BAR International Series

Paperback (31 Mar 2025)

  • $130.53
Add to basket

Includes delivery to the United States

10+ copies available online - Usually dispatched within 7 days

Publisher's Synopsis

The Villa Arianna was one of the largest and most opulent of the villas of Stabiae, a wealthy Roman settlement just south of Pompeii. Like its neighbor, Stabiae was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, ending its ancient habitation but preserving its remarkable houses. The Visual Preservation of Roman Stabiae presents the first ever comprehensive survey of the decorated walls in the excavated parts of the villa. Based on research undertaken between 2011 and 2024 by faculty and students in the programs of Architecture, Art History, and Archaeology at the University of Maryland, it illustrates 113 in situ frescoes using an innovative method that combines hand-drawing with precise digital measurement. By opting to represent the frescoes together with their architectural context, and not as isolated images, it brings fresh analysis to the way Roman wall paintings interacted with their physical environments and with viewers.

Book information

ISBN: 9781407361994
Publisher: BAR Publishing
Imprint: BAR Publishing
Pub date:
DEWEY: 751.7309377
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 338
Weight: -1g