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Ashen sky : the letters of Pliny the Younger on the eruption of Vesuvius

Title
Ashen sky : the letters of Pliny the Younger on the eruption of Vesuvius / illustrated by Barry Moser ; written and translated by Benedicte Gilman.
Author
Moser, Barry.
Publication
Los Angeles : The J. Paul Getty Museum, [2007]

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Additional Authors
  • Pliny, the Younger.
  • Gilman, Benedicte.
Description
39 pages : illustrations, map; 27 cm
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.
Subject
  • Moser, Barry
  • Vesuvius (Italy) > In art
  • Vesuvius (Italy) > Eruption, 79
Note
  • Includes Pliny's Letters 6.16 and 6.20, translated from Latin.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.
ISBN
  • 9780892369003 (hardcover)
  • 0892369000 (hardcover)
LCCN
2007002781
OCLC
  • OCM82172611
  • 82172611
  • SCSB-14627025
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries