Pompeii Pop Up

by David Hawcock

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In AD 79, Italy's Mount Vesuvius erupted and volcanic ash, lava, and rubble blanketed the Roman city of Pompeii. For nearly two thousand years, the city and its secrets remained buried, until modern excavations revealed the city had been incredibly well-preserved. "The Pompeii Pop-Up" is a sumptuous, six-spread pop-up book that builds a three-dimensional picture of Pompeian life before the disaster; it examines the events of that fateful day and the resultant destruction; and it shows how the innovative archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli unveiled the hidden city. Pop-ups include a bustling Pompeii street scene, a reproduction of a Roman villa...Read more
  • ISBN10 0789315696
  • ISBN13 9780789315694
  • Publish Date 19 September 2007
  • Publish Status Remaindered
  • Out of Print 27 August 2024
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Universe Publishing
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 6
  • Language English