Guide with Reconstructions Pompeii - Herculaneum Past and Present With Reconstructions of the Ancient Monuments

by Alfonso De Franciscis, I. Bragantini (Collaborator), U. Ulivieri (Collaborator)

Overlays of now and how it used to be.

Genres: History

98 pages, Spiral-bound

Published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

The concept of this book is for certain pictures there is a photo of the site and then an overlay which shows a reconstruction. These work well. I also liked the short history of Vesuvius at the start which covered the modern period. The book is Pompeii heavy. Only 7 of 40 pages are devoted to Herculaneum. The book could have done with a glossary for the Latin words such as the parts of a house.

[Crystal Swafford · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’ve always been fascinated with the eruption of mount vesuvius from a scientific perspective, but this book was exceptional at helping me to understand how the people of Pompeii lived. The overlays on photographs were extremely helpful; I wish I could have seen overlays like that for every Mayan ruin I’ve toured.