Pompeii Resources in University of Maryland Libraries

Some examples of subject headings for this topic are:

• Art, Greco-Roman
• Art, Greco-Roman -- Italy -- Pompeii (Extinct city)
  
• Art -- Italy
  
• Bas-relief -- Italy -- Pompeii (Extinct city)
• Herculaneum (Extinct city)
• House of the Faun (Pompeii)
• Inscriptions, Latin -- Italy -- Pompeii (Extinct city)
• Mosaics
• Mosaics, Greco-Roman -- Italy -- Pompeii (Extinct city)
• Mural painting and decoration, Greco-Roman
• Pompeii (Extinct city)
• Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Pictorial works
• Tombs -- Italy -- Pompeii (Extinct city)

Enter a search term below to find an item in the catalog:

English Language Books

20th Century Publications

• The gardens of Pompeii : Herculaneum and the villas destroyed by Vesuvius / Wilhelmina F. Jashemski ; photos., drawings, and plans, Stanley A. Jashemski. - Jashmeski, Whlhelmina Mary Femmster, 1910- 
  Call Number: DG70.P7J29
  This book contains pretty much everything you might need to know about gardens and the role they played in ancient Pompeii. There are over 500 images (in a little over 300 pages) which include illustrations, maps, color photographs, and black and white photographs. There are also two fold out maps: one of the site of Pompeii, and another of the Villa at Torre Annunziata.

• Pompeii, its life and art, tr. into English by Francis W. Kelsey ... with numerous illustrations from original drawings and photographs. - Mau, August, 1840-1909 
  Call Number: DG70.P7M5 1902
  This 557 page second edition book is divided into six parts, all containing multiple illustrations and photographs of Pompeii. The art of Pompeii is discussed at length, as well as the architecture that houses it. Also included is a fold out map of the excavated site of Pompeii (as of 1902), along with a key for reading it.
•  
• I mosaici della Casa del fauno a Pompei / di Fausto Zevi. - Zevi, Fausto 
  Call Number: NA3770 .Z49 1998
  This book is in Italian in one column with an English translation in a second column on the same page. Images include black and white photographs of art found in the site of Pompeii and architectural remains, illustrative prints of art and architecture, and a plan of the House of the Faun.
•  

19th Century Publications

• Views of Pompeii drawn on stone by J.D. Harding; after drawings by William Light ... - Light, William, 1785?-1839 
  Call Number: DG70.P7 L48 1828
  25 large prints of various subject matter on Pompeii, as well as descriptions of the prints, are included in this book. There is also a large print of the site of Pompeii.
•  
• Facts about Pompei: its masons’ marks, town walls, houses, and portraits... By H. P. FitzGerald Marriott. - Marriott, H.P. FitzGerald 
  Call Number: DG70.P7M3
  There are 15 photographic prints of art that was recovered from Pompeii, as well as photos of the remains of the city. Large amounts of explanatory text accompany the images. Also included is a section on workmen’s marks in Pompeian stones that have been found, and are illustrated with a short description of where they were found.
•  
• Pompeii, its life and art, by August Mau ... Tr. into English by Francis W. Kelsey - Mau, August, 1840-1909 
  Call Number: DG70.P7M48
  This 501 page first edition book is divided into six parts, all containing multiple illustrations and photographs of Pompeii. The art of Pompeii is discussed at length, as well as the architecture that houses it. Also included is a fold out map of the excavated site of Pompeii (as of 1899), along with a key for reading it.

Foreign Language Books

20th Century Publications

• Nuovi scavi di Pompei : casa dei Vettii : appendice ai Dipinti murali / proprietà artistica-letteraria comre Pasquale d’Amelio, Napoli. - D’Amelio, Pasquale 
  Call Number: N5771.A5
  This 25 inch Italian book on the House of the Vetii contains vivid illustrations. Along with text on the subject, included are a plan of the House of the Vetii and 8 color illustrations of the art found on the walls of the house, drawn to scale.
•  
• La villa dei misteri / Amedeo Maiuri - Maiuri, Amedeo, 1886-1963 
  Call Number: N5771 .M48 1947
  This Italian book is made up of text that focuses on the Villa of the Mysteries. There are many illustrations found, including black and white photographs of the remains and artifacts, print illustrations of the art and architecture, and plans of the Villa of the Mysteries. A separate book contains 19 vivid color plates of some of the frescoes found in the Villa of the Mysteries.
•  
• Pompei fasc. 1 
  Call Number: ND2575.E41
  This Italian book contains multiple prints and illustrations of the art and architecture of Pompeii.
•  

19th Century Publications

• Description des tombeaux qui ont été découverts à Pompei̇ dans l’anée 1812 / par A.L. Millin. - Millin, A.L. (Aubin Louis), 1759-1818 
  Call Number: DG70.P75 M5
  This book from 1813 focuses on some of the tombs located in the Pompeii area. Included are multiple fold-out illustrations of the tombs, as well as the artwork that accompany them.
•  
• Mahlerisch-historisch-geographische Darstellung von Pompeji : ein in den Jahren 1823, 1824 und 1825 aufgenommenes Werk / von Andreas Pizzala. - Pizzala, Andreas 
  Call Number: DG70.P7P5
  This German book contains a small amount of text at the beginning, but the bulk of the book showcases prints of Pompeii. Over 25 large prints exhibit the architecture and art of Pompeii.
•  
• Herculanum et Pompéi: recueil général des peintures, bronzes, mosaïques, etc. découverts jusqu’a ce jour, et reproduits d’après le antichita di Ercolano, il Museo borbonico et tous les ouvrages analogues, augmenté de sujets inédits gravés au - Barre, Louis, 1799-1857 
  Call Number: N5769. R6
  There are eight volumes to this French book on Herculaneum and Pompeii, published in the late 1800's. Included are many illustrations of the art and architecture of Herculaneum and other similar cities.
•  

18th Century Publications

• Gli Ornati delle pareti ed i pavimenti delle stanze dell’ antica Pompei, incisi in rame. 
  Call Number: N5771.A3
  This 26 inch Italian book contains large print illustrations of the art that was found in various houses in Pompeii, as well as the architecture of the ancient city.