Displaying 1 of 1 2007 Format: Book Author: Moser, Barry, artist. Title: Ashen sky : the letters of Pliny the Younger on the eruption of Vesuvius / illustrated by Barry Moser ; written and translated by Benedicte Gilman. Publisher, Date: Los Angeles : The J. Paul Getty Museum, [2007] Description: 39 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm Summary: Black and white 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. Subjects: Moser, Barry. Vesuvius (Italy) -- In art. Vesuvius (Italy) -- Eruption, 79. Genre: Art. Other Author: Gilman, Benedicte, translator. Pliny, the Younger. Epistularum libri VI. Book 2, Letter 16. English (Gilman) Pliny, the Younger. Epistularum libri VI. Book 2, Letter 20. English (Gilman) Other Title: Letters of Pliny the Younger on the eruption of Vesuvius Notes: Includes Pliny's Letters 6.16 and 6.20, translated from Latin. Includes bibliographical references (page 38). Translated from the Latin. Contents: The eruption of Mount Vesuvius -- Pliny the elder -- Tacitus -- Pliny the younger -- The survival of Pliny's letters on the eruption of Mount Vesuvius -- Letter 6.16 -- Letter 6.20. Web Site: Table of contents LCCN: 2007002781 ISBN: 9780892369003 0892369000 Other Number: 82172611 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 204650 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 769.92 Moser Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
