Thursday, April 20, 2017

Pompeii - resources and links related to the study of Pompeii...

[First posted in AWOL 12 November 2012, updates 20 April 2017]

Pompeii
Perdar W. Foss
    This page collects the following materials, resources and links related to the study of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the other settlements buried by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in AD 79.
    Here is the link to the translation blog posts for Pliny the Younger’s Vesuvian letters, in ascending order: PLINY TRANSLATION BLOG
    The items below particularly, but not exclusively, relate to The World of Pompeii, a comprehensive handbook edited by John J. Dobbins, Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology in the McIntire Department of Art at the University of Virginia, and director of the Pompeii Forum Project, and Pedar W. Foss, Professor in the Department of Classical Studies at DePauw University.
    1. E-book: A. Mau, Pompeii: its life and art, F.W. Kelsey, trans., London, rev. ed. 1907 (in the public domain)
    2. Marginalia, meant to enhance the utility of The World of Pompeii for teaching, research and reference.
    3. Index/Concordance of individual houses and shops at Pompeii and Herculaneum for The World of Pompeii
    4. A Master Bibliography compiled from all the chapters of The World of Pompeii
    5. A short list of essential links to other online resources on Pompeii
    6. The Table of Contents for The World of Pompeii
    7. Publication information for The World of Pompeii
    8. Reviews of The World of Pompeii
    9. E-version of a Ph.D. dissertation on Pompeii: Pedar W. Foss, Kitchens and dining rooms at Pompeii:  the spatial and social relationship of cooking to eating in the Roman household, University of Michigan, 1994.
    10. Pompeii dissertation excerpt: “Age, gender, and status divisions at mealtime in the Roman house:  a synopsis of the literary evidence” (1995)
    11. The category of ‘Pompeii’-related posts on the quemdixerechaos.com blog
    1. MAU and KELSEY’S POMPEII: ITS LIFE AND ART (2nd edn, 1907): e-book
    This book has been the standard handbook on Pompeii for the last century, and was the inspiration for The World of Pompeii. Now out of copyright and in the public domain, we reproduce it here as an additional resource for students and scholars of Pompeii. Individual chapters are provided as PDF files, from a grayscale scan of the original. 
    2. MARGINALIA (supplementary teaching and reference material) for The World of Pompeii
    On this page can be found a series of links to web-pages or references to additional resources that elaborate or illustrate points in the text, organized by chapter and page number. This is a large and detailed page, which we hope provides added value to the book. It is in the process of being updated and expanded.
    3. INDEX/CONCORDANCE OF INDIVIDUAL HOUSES AND SHOPS FOR THE WORLD OF POMPEII
    A complete list of every house and shop mentioned in The World of Pompeii was too large and unwieldy to include in the printed index. This electronic version also has the advantage of being easily searchable by name or address.
    4. MASTER BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE WORLD OF POMPEII
    A compilation of all the sources cited in The World of Pompeii, in one easily-searchable list, with their short titles. Forthcoming.
    5. ESSENTIAL LINKS FOR LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE WORLD OF POMPEII
    This is a short list of links to official, reliable and/or useful sites concerning the ancient cities buried by Vesuvius.
    6. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE WORLD OF POMPEII
    I. Beginnings
    Ch. 1: An orientation to the cities and countryside P. G. Guzzo
    Ch. 2: History and historical sources J.-P. Descoeudres
    Ch. 3: Rediscovery and resurrection P. W. Foss
    Ch. 4: The environmental and geomorphological context H. Sigurdsson
    Ch. 5: Recent work on early Pompeii P. Carafa
    Ch. 6: The first sanctuaries S. De Caro
    Ch. 7: The urban development of the pre-Roman city H. Geertman
    Ch. 8: Building materials, construction methods, and chronologies J.-P. Adam
    Ch. 8 Appendix: A note on Roman concrete (opus caementicium)
    and other wall construction J. J. Dobbins
    II. The Community
    Ch. 9: Development of Pompeii’s public landscape in the Roman period R. Ling
    Ch. 10: Urban planning, roads, streets and neighborhoods C. W. Westfall
    Ch. 11: The walls and gates C. Chiaramonte Trerè
    Ch. 12: The forum and its dependencies J. J. Dobbins
    Ch. 13: Urban, suburban and rural religion in the Roman period A. M. Small
    Ch. 14: Amphitheatre, palaestra, and entertainment complexes C. Parslow
    Ch. 15: The city baths A. O. Koloski-Ostrow
    Ch. 16: The water system: supply and drainage G. Jansen
    III. Housing
    Ch. 17: Domestic spaces and activities P. M. Allison
    Ch. 18: The development of the Campanian house A. Wallace-Hadrill
    Ch. 19: Instrumentum domesticum – a case study J. Berry
    Ch. 20: Domestic decoration: paintings and the “Four Styles” V. M. Strocka
    Ch. 21: Domestic decoration: mosaics and stucco J. R. Clarke
    Ch. 22: Real and painted (imitation) marble at Pompeii J. C. Fant
    Ch. 23: Houses of Regions I and II S. Ciro Nappo
    Ch. 24: Regions V and IX: early anonymous domestic architecture K. Peterse
    Ch. 25: Intensification, heterogeneity and power in the development of insual VI.1 R. Jones and D. Robinson
    Ch. 26: Rooms with a view: residences built on terraces (Regions VI-VIII) R. A. Tybout
    Ch. 27: Residences in Herculaneum J.-A. Dickmann
    Ch. 28: Villas surrounding Pompeii and Herculaneum E. M. Moormann
    IV. Society and economy
    Ch. 29: Shops and industries F. Pirson
    Ch. 30: Inns and taverns J. DeFelice
    Ch. 31: Gardens W. F. Jashemski
    Ch. 32: The loss of innocence: Pompeian economy and society W. M. Jongman
    Ch. 33: Epigraphy and society J. Franklin
    Ch. 34: Pompeian women F. Bernstein
    Ch. 35: The lives of slaves M. George
    Ch. 36: Pompeian men and women in portrait sculpture K. E. Welch
    Ch. 37: The tombs at Pompeii S. Cormack
    Ch. 38: Victims of the cataclysm E. Lazer
    Ch. 39: Early published sources for Pompeii A. Laidlaw
    7. PUBLICATION INFORMATION FOR THE WORLD OF POMPEII
    Routledge has published the book. It can be ordered at the Routledge website here:
    http://www.routledgearchaeology.com/books/The-World-of-Pompeii-isbn9780415475778
    The book, originally printed on 4 July 2007, had a second hardback printing (still available); a paperback was printed on 26 June 2008, available at Amazon, listed at $49.95 and £28.50:
    (US): http://www.amazon.com/World-Pompeii-Pedar-Foss/dp/0415475775/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1215456862&sr=11-1
    (UK): http://www.amazon.co.uk/World-Pompeii-Pedar-Foss/dp/0415475775/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215616011&sr=8-1
    The book format is a decent size, at 174mm x 246 mm, about 10″ x 7″. In addition, the book includes a CD insert, and a detailed glossary. It has 662 + xlii pages, 234 illustrations, 4 maps and 3 tables for its 39 chapters.
    The CD contains the full-size, full-color versions of the maps for the book, at various sizes, and in various (non-editable raster) formats (e.g., TIF, JPG, PDF, BMP), based on a CAD plan provided graciously by the Pompeii Soprintendenza, but with many additions and several corrections. The maps are the most complete available, with all street entrances, gates, towers, and most streets labeled. At the level of individual structures, however, the maps are not precise because of errors in the CAD-digitization process (not under our control) from the original RICA (CTP, Corpus Topographicum Pompeianum) paper basemaps. Users should always consult and compare the RICA, Eschebach, PPM (Caratelli and Baldassarre, eds, Pompeii, Pitture e Mosaici) and other published maps for any particular structure. An accompanying ‘ReadMe’ file contains coordinates for georeferencing the large Pompeii plan for those who wish to use it for making a GIS (Geographic Information System). We think the plans will be a major research and teaching tool.
    8. REVIEWS OF THE WORLD OF POMPEII. We thank these authors for their careful reading, their corrections and criticisms, their insightful comments, and their kind words.
    9. E-VERSION OF A POMPEIAN PH.D. DISSERTATION
    10. POMPEII DISSERTATION EXCERPT
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