Oplontis Villa a ( of Poppaea ) at Torre Annunziata, Italy The Ancient Setting and Modern Rediscovery
| Other author | Clarke, John Editor |
| Other author | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
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| Summary | Annotation The Oplontis Project began with a conversation during a visit to the beautiful, little known Roman villa on the Tuscan island of Giannutri during the summer of 2004, when we began to discuss the possibility of the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas undertaking a major archaeological project. Because Clarke had worked for forty years in the Pompeii area and had many contacts among the scientific and administrative personnel of the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei, we came to the conclusion that the time was ripe to create a new initiative that would expand our research and make full use of the expertise of our faculty and students as well as Pompeian scholars throughout the world. Because we had both studied it, and Clarke had published two articles on Villa A at Oplontis, we approached Pietro Giovanni Guzzo, superintendent at the time, and asked his permission to undertake a full study and publication of the Villa. Guzzo asked us to forge a comprehensive program of study and publication; thus inspired, we began combing the existing archives and arrived at a plan that required the collaboration of a large team from many disciplines, including archaeogeology, pigment chemistry, and paleobotany, as well as traditional archaeological and historical disciplines. We also proposed to incorporate the latest technological preservation methods, including a navigable model, associated database, and born-digital publication with public access. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781597409322 |
| ISBN | 1597409324 (E-Book) Active Record |
| Stock number | 01282014 |
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