Pompeii : the life of a Roman town / Mary Beard
- Bib ID:
- 6338317
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Beard, Mary, 1955-, author
- Description:
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- London : Folio Society, 2013
- ©2008
- xxx, 378 pages, 34 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrated (some colour), maps, plans ; 26 cm
- ISBN:
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- 9781861975164 (hardback)
- 1861975163 (hardback)
- Full contents:
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- Chapter 1. Living in the old city
- ch. 2. Street life
- ch. 3. House and home
- ch. 4. Painting and decorating
- ch. 5. Earning a living: baker, banker and Garum maker
- ch. 6. Who ran the city
- ch. 7. The pleasures of the body: food, wine, sex and baths
- ch. 8. Fun and games
- ch. 9. A city full of gods.
- Notes:
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- Preface by Ferdinand Mount.
- Maps on endpapers.
- In green coloured cardboard slipcase (26 cm.)
- Pompeii: the life of a Roman town was first published by Profile Books in 2008. This edition follows the text of the first edition with minor emendations.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-362) and index.
- Binding:
- Three-quarter bound in clothe by Lachenmaier (Reutlingen, Germany) with a Modigliani paper printed side.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Folio Society (London, England)
- Copyright:
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2008
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