its mythic or literary origins

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professor of art history at the University of California

Approximations and assumptions used in the evaluation process are discussed in some detail

Houses and Monuments of Pompeii: The Work of Fausto and Felice Niccolini Gift Guide its mythic or literary originsPreface by Stefano de Caro Essays and commentaries by Roberto Cassanelli, Pier Luigi Ciapparelli, Enrico Colle, and Massimiliano David The discovery of and excavations at Pompeii in the second half of the eighteenth century not only provided historians with a trove of information about ancient Roman civilization but also fired artists' imaginations and inaugurated the vogue for the Pompeian style that so influenced the West in the nineteenth century.