| Reviews |
| - '...invaluabe both for its analysis of the Insula
and for the precise and precious documentation it provides... Roger and Leslie Ling are to be celebrated for their dedication to this long and complicated project and, above all, for the excellence of their scholarship.
' - John R. Clarke, Journal of Roman Archaeology
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| Description | | - Of interest to all scholars of Roman paintings and mosaics
- Treats the whole Insula globally, enabling the study of patterns of development and social differentiation
| | This volume is the second in a series of five on the Insula (city block) of the Menander at Pompeii. The first (on the structures) and the fourth (on the silver treasure) have already been published; the third, on the objects, and the fifth, on the graffiti, are in preparation. The Insula of the Menander, approximately 3500 sq. m. in area, derives its name from the House of the Menander, one
of the best-known dwellings of the ancient city. This was evidently the property of one of Pompeii's leading citizens. Renowned for its architectural grandeur and for the hoard of 110 pieces of silver plate found in a cellar, it also yielded room upon room of splendid wall-paintings and mosaic pavements, ranging in date from the first century BC to the eve of the eruption of AD 79. In addition to
this dominant house, the block contains several smaller houses - notably the House of the Lovers and the House of the Craftsman - most of which contain further paintings and pavements of interest. The present volume publishes these decorations in full for the first time. Its importance lies in the fact that it covers the whole block, rather than concentrating upon isolated houses (as most
previous volumes have done). This enables the reader not only to look at questions of chronology and iconography room by room and house by house, but also to observe broad patterns of taste and social differentiation within a particular neighbourhood of Pompeii. |
Readership: Scholars and students of Roman paintings and Roman mosaics, especially those working on Pompeii.
| Contents |
I 10, 4: Casa del Menandro
I 10, 11: Casa degli Amanti
I 10, 7: Casa del Fabbro
I 10, 8
Minor Houses
General Comments
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Roger Ling, University of Manchester and
Lesley Ling, Manchester Metropolitan University
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