Title: The ancient rose of Pompeii /
Authors: De Carolis, Ernesto,; Lagi, Adele,; Di Pasquale, Gaetano,; D'Auria, Alessia,; Avvisati, Carlo,
Date: 2016
Publisher: "L'Erma" Di Bretschneider,
Physical description: x, 85 pages : illustrations (cheifly color) ; 25 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: Q
Contents: Preface / by Matteo Lorito -- Mythical aspects and portrayal of the rose in Vesuvian painting / Ernesto De Carolis -- The painting technique -- The scent of the rose / Adele Lagi -- Roses, botany and mankind / Gaetano Di Pasquale, Alessia D' Auria -- Appendix. The rose: traditions, secrets and magic in the shadow of Vesuvius / by by Carlo Avvisati -- Afterword. La Rosa Antica di Pompei Association / by Michele Fiorenza.
Notes: "The double red rose is without a doubt the species most commonly found in ancient Pompeii, both in terms of pictorial representation and mentions by classic authors. It has been variously identified, in the past, as a plant related to the Gallic rose. But can we exclude the contribution of an Oriental rose in a red, reflowering and fragranced rose? The peach (Prunus persica) was widely cultivated in Italy in Roman times; it was originally a species of Chinese origin that the Romans discovered upon arrival in Persia, where it had been introduced some time before. Might the Ancient Rose of Pompeii not have travelled the same path? Currently these are hypotheses that require closer examination, but it is certainly possible to solve the mystery."--Publisher's website. Translation of: La rosa antica di Pompei.
Subject headings (LCSH): Gardens, Roman--Italy--Pompeii (Extinct city); Painting, Roman--Italy--Pompeii (Extinct city); Pompeii (Extinct city)--Civilization.; Roses in art.; Roses--Italy--Pompeii (Extinct city)