| Physical description |
39 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm |
| Notes |
Includes Pliny's Letters 6.16 and 6.20, translated from Latin. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 38). |
| Contents |
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius -- Pliny the Elder -- Tacitus -- Pliny the Younger -- The survival of Pliny's letters on the eruption of Mount Vesuvius -- Letter 6.16 -- Letter 6.20. |
| Summary |
"Barry Moser's extraordinarily detailed and evocative relief engravings decorate this translation of Pliny the Younger's two famous letters to Tacitus about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 and the death of his uncle, Pliny the Elder. Printed in black and white, the engravings are works of art that illustrate various descriptions in the letters."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Other author |
Pliny, the Younger.
Epistularum libri VI.
Selections. English.
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Gilman, Benedicte.
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| Subject |
Vesuvius (Italy) -- In art.
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Vesuvius (Italy) -- Eruption, 79.
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| ISBN |
9780892369003 (hardcover) |
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0892369000 (hardcover) |
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