Folio Society: The Shadow of Vesuvius, Raleigh Trevelyan (1976)
8,30 €
Hardback, No slipcase. “Introduction Most books on Pompeii are concerned with what it must have been like to have lived there. This one is mainly about the impact of its rediscovery on individuals, an impact which in turn has had effects on art, taste and literature. It is also a personal book, and as such I have attempted to make it an introduction to the sites for the newcomer, with an emphasis on particular places and objects that created excitement and wonder when they were first unearthed. I have also related the story to the erratic behaviour of the genius loci, Mount Vesuvius. The subject is vast and this is a short book…’
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