Ashen Sky: The Letters of Pliny the Younger on Eruption of Vesuvius - Rilegato

Gilman, Benedicte

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0892369000 ISBN 13: 9780892369003

Casa editrice: J Paul Getty Museum Pubns, 2007

Riassunto

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. The text includes a brief description of the eruption of the volcano, concise biographies of Tacitus and of both Plinys, and a summary of how the texts of the two letters have survived until today.

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L'autore:

Since 1970 Barry Moser has provided wood engravings for more than a hundred books, including editions ofMoby Dick, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and the King James Version of the Bible. His works are found in museums throughout the world as well as in rare-book rooms and special collections of libraries.

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• Editore: J Paul Getty Museum Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0892369000
• ISBN 13: 9780892369003
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 40
• Disegnatore: Moser Barry