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Herculaneum (Extinct city)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

[Hercolaneum, the House of Skeleton: notes and drawings on mosaics (Naples, Italy)], 1947-1961

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Marion E. Blake collected miscellaneous materials during her research on Roman buildings (Republic and early Empire) and Roman mosaics (second century, Republic, early and late Empire). Both she and Esther Van Deman took many notes during their archaeological surveys and study trips in Italy, Europe and North Africa. The Blake material, always included in the Van Deman Collection, has recently been discovered and re-evaluated as a unique nucleus. The collection is now an accurate survey,...
Dates: 1947-1961

[Neronian Age. 180 paper notes on main specifics of this period: history and monuments], 1907-1929

 Papers
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection is composed of notes taken by Esther Van Deman during all her archaeological surveys and travel excavations in the Roman Forum between 1907 and 1929. It is a rare example of both a personal and a professional archive.

Dates: 1907-1929