Space, Movement, and Visibility in Pompeian Houses

Michael Anderson (San Francisco State University, USA.)

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Routledge
16 December 2022

History of architecture; Classical history & classical civilisation; Social & cultural history; Archaeology; The environment

Series: Studies in Roman Space and Urbanism

This volume examines the pivotal role of movement, visibility, and experience within Pompeian houses as a major factor determining house form; the use of space; and the manner, meaning, and modalities of domestic daily life, through the application of GIS-based analysis.

Through close consideration of ancient literature, detailed explanations of methodology, and exploration of results, Michael Anderson provides new perspectives on Pompeian domestic space including room types and household activities that rarely feature in the discussion of ancient housing. Readers gain a better understanding of priorities in the design of Pompeian houses, the degree to which daily life was interrupted by earthquake damage in the site’s final years, and evolving motivations behind wall painting decoration. The volume not only explores how Pompeian houses reflected the needs of everyday life as imagined by their architects, but also how these spaces served to influence and control daily activities and ultimately how they were transformed by the spatial and visual requirements of domestic life.

Space, Movement, and Visibility in Pompeian Houses is suitable for students and scholars of Pompeian houses and domestic life, Roman architecture and urbanism, and spatial analysis and space syntax.

By: Michael Anderson (San Francisco State University USA.)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 603g
ISBN: 9781472485953
ISBN 10: 1472485955
Series: Studies in Roman Space and Urbanism
Pages: 262
Publication Date: 16 December 2022
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael A. Anderson is Chair of Classics at San Francisco State University (USA) and Director of the Via Consolare Project in Pompeii. He is coauthor of the House of the Surgeon, Pompeii: Excavations in the Casa del Chirurgo (VI 1, 9-10.23) (2018).

Reviews for Space, Movement, and Visibility in Pompeian Houses

"""Space, Movement, and Visibility in Pompeian Houses informs us not only on the important aspects of the final years of Pompeii, but also showcases what the methodology of spatial-visual analysis can offer.” - Bryn Mawr Classical Review"