The Ancient Rose of Pompeii

by Ernesto De Carolis, Gaetano Di Pasquale, Adele Lagi

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8891311359
• ISBN13: 9788891311351
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: L'Erma Di Bretschneider
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 9.5"