Houses and monuments of Pompeii = Häuser und Monumente von Pompeji = Maisons et monuments de Pompei / essays by Valentin Kockel & Sebastian Schütze ; designed by Andy Disl ; directed and produced by Benedikt Taschen ; English translation: Karen Williams ; French translation: Wolf Fruhtrunk.
Case ed i monumenti di Pompei. Selections. Case ed i monumenti di Pompei. Selections. English. Case ed i monumenti di Pompei. Selections. French.
Notes:
Based on the 4-volume work originally edited by the Niccolinis and published in Naples 1854-1896. Includes bibliographical references (pages 634-637) and indexes. Issued in case.
Contents:
The rediscovery and visualisation of Pompeii / Valentin Kockel -- Rome is simply a vast museum: Pompeii is a living antiquity / Sebastian Schütze -- Plates and commentaries / Valentin Kockel -- Notes -- Documentation -- Bibliography -- Index -- Glossary.
Summary:
When the excavations at Pompeii were first placed on a scholarly, archaeological footing in the 19th century, brothers Fausto and Felice Niccolini were close at hand and ready to respond. Making use of the newly introduced technique of color lithography, they documented the buildings, frescos, statues, as well as its most ordinary everyday objects, of the city buried in just 24 hours by the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius and preserved for over 1,600 years under a mantle of volcanic ash. The Niccolinis' goal was to illustrate all aspects of life in the antique city. Their publication, Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei (The Houses and Monuments of Pompeii), which was issued in installments between 1854 and 1896 in Naples, presented over 400 color plates providing not only views, maps, and ground plans of the city and its public buildings, but also offered unprecedented access to Pompeii's private residences. They revealed the astonishing painted wall decorations that adorned these long-buried abodes, their intricate works of art, and the practical utensils of everyday use, conjuring up a vivid picture of each house as a real, domestic space. In addition, animated representations visualized daily life in Pompeii s workshops, taverns, and shops, on its public squares, and in its temples, theaters, and baths.
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