Gardens of Pompeii

By Annamaria Ciarallo

Book Overview

A study of Pompeiian frescoes reveals that the Vesuvian landscape of 79 AD included a vast and beautiful variety of fauna and flora. This lavishly illustrated volume combines botanical images depicted in Pompeiian art with present-day photographs of gardens in the region to give a complete understanding of the fruits, vegetables, pollens, seeds, and other plants of Pompeii. An appendix of botanical Latin names helps readers identify the plants featured in this handsome, informative book.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089236629X
• ISBN13: 9780892366293
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 9.8"