Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Rediscovering the Villa of the Papyri 1
4. New Archaeological Research at the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum 21
5. Wall Paintings in the Villa of the Papyri. Old and New Finds 63
6. Programming Sculpture? Collection and Display in the Villa of the Papyri 79
7. Who Lived in the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum – A Settled Question? 89
8. The Books of the Villa of the Papyri 115
9. The Getty Villa: Recreating the Villa of the Papyri in Malibu 129
10. En Foüllant à l’Aveugle: Discovering the Villa of the Papyri in the 18^th century 139
11. From pleasure, to “guilty pleasure,” to simulation: rebirthing the Villa of the Papyri 155
12. The virtual reality digital model of the Villa of the Papyri project 181
13. Backmatter 195