The Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum: Archaeology, Reception, and Digital Reconstruction

The Villa of the Papyri is a unique archaeological site and has been very influential in the field of classical studies. The papyri (the only intact library to survive from Graeco-Roman antiquity) and bronze sculptures found in the villa have contributed to our knowledge of the ancient world and the Villa has become for us the ideal model of Roman luxury villa culture.This volume presents contributions on the Villa's architecture, decoration, and content (i.e., wall-paintings, sculptures, and papyri); their reception since the 18th century; the current state of knowledge based on the recent partial excavations in the Villa; the use of digital models of the Villa, and a discussion on the ways in which such models may be used for educational and research purposes. Beitrage einzigartigen Villa dei Papyri Umfassende Darstellung der Villa und ihrer Geschichte und Rezeption Als Spezialisten anerkannte Autoren

Review:

Unbestritten ist. dass der vorliegende Band einen vielschichtigen Einblick in aktuelle Fragen bietet, die an die Villa dei Papiri heranqetragen werden, und nicht zuletzt durch die umfangreiche Bibliographie auch einen quten Ausgangspunkt fur den Eintritt in den wissenschaftlichen Diskurs um ebendiese Frasen darstellt. Jorn Lang in: Gymnasium 3/2011 [...] the book is a welcome addition to the literature available on Herculaneum in general and the 'Villa dei Papiri' in particular. Jan P. Stronk in: BMCR 2011.10.58