J. Paul Getty Museum

Preface . . 5
Introduction . . 7

SOMMA-VESUVIUS . . 9
BACKDROP FOR THE ERUPTION . . 41
PORTENTOUS EVENTS BETWEEN A.D. 62 AND 79 . . 71
THE ERUPTION . . 77
THE DISCOVERY OF HUMAN BODIES IN POMPEII . . 109
POMPEIAN STORIES AND LEGENDS . . 113

PRINCIPAL ERUPTIONS OF VESUVIUS FROM 25,000 YEARS AGO UNTIL 1631 . . 125
PRINCIPAL ERUPTIONS OF VESUVIUS IN THE PERIOD 1631-1944 . . 126
GLOSSARY OF VOLCANOLOGY . . 127
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY . . 129
INDEX . . 131

Preface . . ix
Changing Approaches to Conservation . . 1
Lessons from the Past . . 13
Restoration and the Antique Model . . 25
Ein Apoxyomenos des 5. Jahrhunderts . . 45
From the Need for Completion to the Cult of the Fragment . . 61
The Creative Reuse of Antiquity 87 Restoration and Display of Classical Sculpture in English Country Houses . . 75
The Role of the Collector . . 105
Piecing as Paragone . . 115
The Investigation of Two Male Sculptures from the Ince Blundell Collection . . 127
Vincenzo Pacetti and Luciano Bonaparte . . 137
"Secure for Eternity" . . 149
Plates . . 163
Reconstructive Restorations of Roman Sculptures . . 179
Restoration Techniques and Sources for the Statues Of the Giustiniani Collection . . 191
De-restoring and Re-restoring . . 207
Possessions of Princes . . 225
The Ancient Sculptures in the Rotunda of the Altes Museum, Berlin . . 239
Restoring Restored Sculptures . . 249
Early Restorations of Ancient Sculptures in the Casa de Pilatos, Seville . . 255
Themes, Approaches, Issues, and Questions . . 265
Index . . 271

Preface . . VI
Chronology . . IX
Abbreviations . . X
Correspondence of Greek and Roman Mythological Names . . XI
Map . . XII

GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS . . 1

Chart of Greek and Roman Garment Types . . 116
Select Bibliography . . 125

Foreword Thomas Kren and Scot McKendrick . . vii
Introduction . . 1

ANIMALS IN DAILY LIFE . . 4
Creating the Animals . . 7
Work and Play . . 12
Warfare . . 21
Animals and the Law . . 24
Studying Animals . . 28
Beasts in Focus: The Hunting Manual . . 32

SYMBOLIC CREATURES . . 36
Christian Symbols . . 39
Saintly Companions . . 45
Astrological Animals . . 49
Heraldic Creatures . . 53
Tales, Parables, and Fables . . 57
Beasts in Focus: The Bestiary . . 64

FANTASTIC BEASTS . . 68
Marginal Hybrids . . 71
Mythological Animals . . 78
Beasts in Human Guise . . 84
Dragons and Demons . . 91
Beasts in Focus: The Apocalypse . . 98

Suggestions for Further Reading . . 102
Books of Related Interest from Geety Publications and British Library Publications . . 103
The Medieval Imagination Series/About the Author . . 104

FOREWORD . . vi
NOTE TO THE READER . . vii

FELICE BEATO. A PHOTOGRAPHER ON THE EASTERN ROAD . . 1
PORTFOLIO I PLATES 1-80 . . 29

FELICE BEATO AND THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF WAR . . 119
PORTFOLIO I PLATES 81-120 . . 133

SELECTED CHRONOLOGY . . 184
APPENDIX: FACSIMILES OF THE HENRY HERING CATALOGUE . . 188
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . 190
NOTES . . 192
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY . . 196
INDEX . . 199