Pompeii as an Art City
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Originally published in 1907, this work contains information and illustrations detailing the important artistic discoveries made during the excavation of the lost city of Pompeii. The following passage is from its introduction. 'BESIDE the Java-strewn shores of the Bay of Naples there lies a shattered city a labyrinth of ruins, the legacy of a Past from which twice ten centuries divide us, yet fraught with interest and significance to the age in which we live, and with potential influence upon its joys and sorrows. Pompeii, the finest antique treasure-trove of modern times, possesses for ourse...
Originally published in 1907, this work contains information and illustrations detailing the important artistic discoveries made during the excavation of the lost city of Pompeii. The following passage is from its introduction. 'BESIDE the Java-strewn shores of the Bay of Naples there lies a shattered city a labyrinth of ruins, the legacy of a Past from which twice ten centuries divide us, yet fraught with interest and significance to the age in which we live, and with potential influence upon its joys and sorrows. Pompeii, the finest antique treasure-trove of modern times, possesses for ourselves a living value that is unique, unparalleled ; and the secret of this importance lies in her Art.'
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