A very attractive official record of the earliest excavations at Herculaneum in the C18th, and its growing fascination to wealthy visitors in the C19th when archaeology was the preserve of the rich dilettante, until more scientific excavation techniques began to be applied in the 1920’s.

Catalogue of an exhibition that compares current excavation techniques with those of the past and the more careful stratigraphical methods now employed.

A lavish exhibition catalogue published to complement exhibitions marking the archaeological and cultural contribution of Greek civilisation in Southern Italy (Magna Graecia).  A wealth of first-rate artefacts were gathered together for the exhbitions and are illustrated in excellent ful-col

Beautifully produced guide to the Roman remains, villas, frescoes and mosaics of Herculaneum and Campania as recovered from the destruction by Vesuvius in 79 AD. 112 pages. Many excellent colour photographs and diagrams. Paperback. As new. Cat No 1686