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Observations made on the museums in Portici and on the Vesuvian sites by two Swedish professionals in 1756 and 1768, respectively

Leander Touati, Anne-Marie LU and Cederlöf, Ulf (2016) In Skrifter utgivna av de svenska institutet i Rom 4o / Acta Instituti Romani Regni Suecia in 4o p.151-166
Abstract
This article presents two formerly unedited travelaccounts, transcribed from the Swedish manuscripts and translated into English, narrating visits to Herculaneum, the Herculanense Museum and Pompeii, by Georg Fröman, Royal maçon, and Johan Tobias Sergel, sculptor, respectively. The texts are commented and put in historical context. Sergel's thorough accout of the Museum is read in parallel with the one produced by Winckelmann. The article finishes on the impact that the burried cities on early travellers such as these: thrill, freight rather than aesthetic approval.
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travel accounts, Herculaneum, Portici, Pompeii, Fröman, Sergel, Wincelmann, secret, memory
host publication
Returns to Pompeii : Interior space and decoration documented and revived 18th-20th century - Interior space and decoration documented and revived 18th-20th century
series title
Skrifter utgivna av de svenska institutet i Rom 4o / Acta Instituti Romani Regni Suecia in 4o
editor
Hales, Shelley and Leander Touati, Anne-Marie
issue
62
pages
151 - 166
publisher
Svenska institutet i Rom
ISSN
0081-993X
ISBN
978-91-7042-183-9
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The Swedish Pompeii Project
language
English
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yes
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5 illustrations accompany the text
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9178a099-3627-4776-8b82-33bbbb0547b9
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2017-07-02 09:52:32
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2018-11-21 21:33:09
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  abstract     = {{This article presents two formerly unedited travelaccounts, transcribed from the Swedish manuscripts and translated into English, narrating visits to Herculaneum, the Herculanense Museum and Pompeii, by Georg Fröman, Royal maçon, and Johan Tobias Sergel, sculptor, respectively. The texts are commented and put in historical context. Sergel's thorough accout of the Museum is read in parallel with the one produced by Winckelmann. The article finishes on the impact that the burried cities on early travellers such as these: thrill, freight rather than aesthetic approval.}},
  author       = {{Leander Touati, Anne-Marie and Cederlöf, Ulf}},
  booktitle    = {{Returns to Pompeii : Interior space and decoration documented and revived 18th-20th century}},
  editor       = {{Hales, Shelley and Leander Touati, Anne-Marie}},
  isbn         = {{978-91-7042-183-9}},
  issn         = {{0081-993X}},
  keywords     = {{travel accounts; Herculaneum; Portici; Pompeii; Fröman; Sergel; Wincelmann; secret; memory}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{62}},
  pages        = {{151--166}},
  publisher    = {{Svenska institutet i Rom}},
  series       = {{Skrifter utgivna av de svenska institutet i Rom 4o / Acta Instituti Romani Regni Suecia in 4o}},
  title        = {{Observations made on the museums in Portici and on the Vesuvian sites by two Swedish professionals in 1756 and 1768, respectively}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/27706763/Leander_Touati_Cederlo_f_Returns_to_Pompeii_2016.pdf}},
  year         = {{2016}},
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