Villa Arianna at Stabiae
Title | Villa Arianna at Stabiae PDF eBook |
Author | Paolo Gardelli |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 2024-10-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 3111343502 |
The archaeological investigation and the architectural survey conducted at Villa Arianna at Stabiae between 2010 and 2019 form the core of this book. The author's motivation to start on a large-scale study began with the wall constructions, paintings, and mosaics that have gradually been uncovered over the years. His book offers an in-depth comprehension of the history, the decorations, and the construction dynamics of the building from its foundation as country villa to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. For the first time it provides a synthesis of the archaeological evidence, the ancient texts and the journals of the Bourbon age excavations. The first part of the book is divided into four narrative chapters, which unearth essential environmental and historical-archaeological information. The second part consists of three chapters and the conclusion. They evaluate the results of the recent excavations and the evidence obtained from the study of the archaeological findings. The book offers a rare diachronic and synchronic biography of this unique villa. It offers students, scholars, and enthusiasts alike profound first-hand insights into Roman archaeology and one of its material manifestations, the Roman villa.
Villa Arianna at Stabiae
Title | Villa Arianna at Stabiae PDF eBook |
Author | Paolo Gardelli |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 908 |
Release | 2024-10-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 3111343790 |
The archaeological investigation and the architectural survey conducted at Villa Arianna at Stabiae between 2010 and 2019 form the core of this book. The author's motivation to start on a large-scale study began with the wall constructions, paintings, and mosaics that have gradually been uncovered over the years. His book offers an in-depth comprehension of the history, the decorations, and the construction dynamics of the building from its foundation as country villa to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. For the first time it provides a synthesis of the archaeological evidence, the ancient texts and the journals of the Bourbon age excavations. The first part of the book is divided into four narrative chapters, which unearth essential environmental and historical-archaeological information. The second part consists of three chapters and the conclusion. They evaluate the results of the recent excavations and the evidence obtained from the study of the archaeological findings. The book offers a rare diachronic and synchronic biography of this unique villa. It offers students, scholars, and enthusiasts alike profound first-hand insights into Roman archaeology and one of its material manifestations, the Roman villa.
Excavation and Study of the Garden of the Great Peristyle of the Villa Arianna, Stabiae, 2007-2012
Title | Excavation and Study of the Garden of the Great Peristyle of the Villa Arianna, Stabiae, 2007-2012 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 127 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9788880904687 |
The Roman Villa in the Mediterranean Basin
Title | The Roman Villa in the Mediterranean Basin PDF eBook |
Author | Annalisa Marzano |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 650 |
Release | 2018-04-30 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1316730611 |
This volume offers a comprehensive survey of Roman villas in Italy and the Mediterranean provinces of the Roman Empire, from their origins to the collapse of the Empire. The architecture of villas could be humble or grand, and sometimes luxurious. Villas were most often farms where wine, olive oil, cereals, and manufactured goods, among other products, were produced. They were also venues for hospitality, conversation, and thinking on pagan, and ultimately Christian, themes. Villas spread as the Empire grew. Like towns and cities, they became the means of power and assimilation, just as infrastructure, such as aqueducts and bridges, was transforming the Mediterranean into a Roman sea. The distinctive Roman/Italian villa type was transferred to the provinces, resulting in Mediterranean-wide culture of rural dwelling and work that further unified the Empire.
In Stabiano
Title | In Stabiano PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Longobardi |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
Otium Ludens
Title | Otium Ludens PDF eBook |
Author | Pier Giovanni Guzzo |
Publisher | Longobardi |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Gardens of the Roman Empire
Title | Gardens of the Roman Empire PDF eBook |
Author | Wilhelmina F. Jashemski |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 656 |
Release | 2017-12-28 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1108327036 |
In Gardens of the Roman Empire, the pioneering archaeologist Wilhelmina F. Jashemski sets out to examine the role of ancient Roman gardens in daily life throughout the empire. This study, therefore, includes for the first time, archaeological, literary, and artistic evidence about ancient Roman gardens across the entire Roman Empire from Britain to Arabia. Through well-illustrated essays by leading scholars in the field, various types of gardens are examined, from how Romans actually created their gardens to the experience of gardens as revealed in literature and art. Demonstrating the central role and value of gardens in Roman civilization, Jashemski and a distinguished, international team of contributors have created a landmark reference work that will serve as the foundation for future scholarship on this topic. An accompanying digital catalogue will be made available at: www.gardensoftheromanempire.org.