The library of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum /
"The recovery in the 1750s of more than a thousand scorched papyrus rolls from the Villa dei Papiri in ancient Herculaneum caused great excitement among contemporaries. The find held the tantalizing possibility of the rediscovery of lost masterpieces by classical writers. Although the papyrus r...
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OCLC: | 57193102 |
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Language: | English |
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Los Angeles :
J. Paul Getty Museum,
c2005.
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Related Items: | Online version:
Library of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum. |
Format: | Monograph Note that CRL will digitize material from the collection when copyright allows. |