The Library of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum

by: Sider, D.

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 The library of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum
Author:David Sider

Summary:David Sider describes the long and difficult history of attempts to unwind the damaged rolls, a task made more frustrating because the hoped-for lost masterpieces have yet to emerge. He discusses the fragmentary Greek and Latin texts in those papyri that have been opened and deciphered, putting them in the context of writing and literacy in antiquity. Sider also describes the form of ancient Greek books and of the papyrus sheets on which they were written. He provides an account of attitudes toward books in Greece and Rome and surveys other libraries in the ancient world, both private and civic. Written for the general reader, the book provides an overview of the only library to have come down to us from antiquity.

viii, 123 pages : illustrations (some color), 1 color map ; 26 cm

Contents:
The Villa dei Papiri : Who owned the Villa dei Papiri
The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79
Recovery of the papyri in the 1750s
The form of the book in Greece and Rome : How to read a book roll (and how not to) ; Ancient books and libraries
How to open and read a charred papyrus : Opening charred papyrus rolls ; Reading charred papyri
The books in the Villa dei Papiri : Introduction ; The Latin texts ; The Greek texts ; Philodemos and his texts
Appendices: English translations of Epikouros and Philodemos ; Publishing history of the Herculaneum papyri

The Library of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum

by: Sider, D.

• ISBN-13: 9780892367993 / 978-0-89236-799-3
• ISBN-03: 0892367997 / 0-89236-799-7
• Getty Publications, Los Angeles, 2005

Price: 49,00 EURO

1 copy in stock