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The writing on the wall : an account of Pompeii in its last days

Title
The writing on the wall : an account of Pompeii in its last days / by Jack Lindsay.
Author
Lindsay, Jack, 1900-1990.
Publication
London : F. Muller, ©1960.

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Description
276 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
Thousands of inscriptions and notices on walls of the city are employed to reconstruct life prior to the eruption of Vesuvius, in 79 A.D.
Subject
  • Graffiti
  • graffiti art
  • Manners and customs
  • Pompeii (Extinct city) > Social life and customs
  • Italy > Pompeii (Extinct city)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-269) and index.
LCCN
61004861
OCLC
  • ocm00242381
  • 242381
  • SCSB-210282
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library