Author: Mols, Stephan T.A.M.
Title: Wooden furniture of Herculaneum. Form, technique and function.
Description: Amsterdam, Gieben, 1999. 321 pp. 201 b./w. ills on plts. Orig. hardcover (gray cloth with gilt lettering on spine). 4to. (Cicumvesuviana. - Vol. 2). - As new. This study presents an overview of the wooden furniture that has come to light since the rediscovery of Herculaneum in the 18th century, with an emphasis on the form, function and the techniques employed. The combination of comments in the excavation reports with the information derived from the surviving pieces of furniture and fittings made of other materials as well as indications for the presence of furniture in the architecture and decoration of the houses, offers a representative idea of the role of wooden furniture in the interior arrangements of the houses at Herculaneum. - his original hardcover edition is out of print.

Keywords: Archaeology Furniture Roma Furniture Archeologie Meubels Rome Meubels