Ashen Sky : the Letters of Pliny the Younger on the Eruption of Vesuvius
by Pliny; Barry Moser (Illustrations)
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- ISBN 10
- 0892369000
- ISBN 13
- 9780892369003
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Museum Publications. New. 2007. Hardcover. 0892369000 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 40 pages; 16 b/w illustrations. Description: "Barry Moser's extraordinarily detailed and evocative relief engravings decorate this translation of Pliny the Younger's two famous letters to Tacitus about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A. D. 79 and the death of his uncle, Pliny the Elder. Printed in black and white, the engravings are works of art that illustrate various descriptions in the letters. The text includes a brief description of the eruption of the volcano, concise biographies of Tacitus and of both Plinys, and a summary of how the texts of the two letters have survived until today." -- with a bonus offer-- .
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- Title
- Ashen Sky : the Letters of Pliny the Younger on the Eruption of Vesuvius
- Author
- Pliny; Barry Moser (Illustrations)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 2
- ISBN 10
- 0892369000
- ISBN 13
- 9780892369003
- Publisher
- Museum Publications
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- 0892369000, collectible
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