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Manuscripts, Classical (Papyri) --- Private libraries --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Villa of the Papyri (Herculaneum) --- Herculaneum (Extinct city) --- Villa of the Papyri (Herculaneum). --- Herculaneum (Extinct city).

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Manuscripts (Papyri) --- Papyrus (Manuscrits) --- Officina dei papiri ercolanesi (Biblioteca nazionale (Naples, Italy)) --- Villa of the Papyri (Herculaneum) --- Herculaneum (Extinct city) --- Antiquities.

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Sculpture, Greco-Roman --- Sculpture --- Sculpture grèco-romaine --- Copying --- Copie --- Villa of the Papyri (Herculaneum) --- Copying. --- Sculpture grèco-romaine --- Greco-Roman sculpture --- Sculpture, Greek --- Sculpture, Hellenistic --- Sculpture, Roman --- Sculpture, Greco-Roman - Italy - Herculaneum (Extinct city) --- Sculpture - Copying.

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The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii in A.D. 79 also buried nearby Herculaneum. Over time the location of the small town was forgotten. Shortly after its rediscovery in the 1730s, excavations--more likely treasure hunts--were organized that unearthed ancient sculptures that had survived the disaster. The richest finds were from a villa that came to be called the Villa dei Papiri, because it also yielded upward of a thousand papyrus rolls--the only library ever to have been recovered from the classical world. To the great excitement of contemporaries, the papyri held out the tantalizing possibility of the rediscovery of lost masterpieces by classical writers. Written for the general reader, this introduction to the ancient library describes the long and difficult history of attempts to unwind the damaged rolls. Sider discusses the texts that have been deciphered and puts them in the context of literacy and Roman society of the time. He describes the how the ancient books were created from papyrus, and provides an account of attitudes toward books in Greece and Rome. He also surveys the private and civic libraries of the ancient world. This thoroughly researched and engaging book will be enjoyed by any reader with an interest in classical studies.

Book history --- Archeology --- Herculaneum --- Private libraries --- Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) --- Bibliothèques privées --- Papyrus grecs --- Piso Caesoninus, Lucius Calpurnius --- Library. --- Villa of the Papyri (Herculaneum) --- Herculaneum (Extinct city) --- Herculanum (Ville ancienne) --- 091.141 --- Papyri --- 091.141 Papyri --- Villa of the Papyri (Herculaneum). --- Herculaneum (Extinct city). --- Bibliothèques privées --- Home libraries --- Libraries, Private --- Libraries --- Book collectors --- Caesoninus, Lucius Calpurnius Piso --- Piso, L. Calpurnius --- Ercolano (Extinct city) --- Herculaneum (Ancient city) --- Italy --- Antiquities --- papyri [manuscripts] --- bookstocks --- Manuscripts [Greek ] (Papyri) --- Private libraries - Italy - Herculaneum (Extinct city) --- Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) - Italy - Herculaneum (Extinct city) --- Piso Caesoninus, Lucius Calpurnius - Library.

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Manuscripts, Classical (Papyri) --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Libraries --- Papyrus gréco-latins --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Bibliothèques --- Conservation and restoration --- Conservation et restauration --- Villa of the Papyri (Herculaneum) --- Papyrus gréco-latins --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Bibliothèques --- Manuscripts [Classical] (Papyri) --- Italy --- Herculaneum (Extinct city) --- Herculanum (ville ancienne) --- Philodème (0110?-0028? av. j.-c.) --- Bibliothèques privées --- Villa dei papiri --- Bibliothèque --- Italie