The Archaeological Museum of Murcia has welcomed this morning's presentation of the book 'The Roman wall painting of Carthago Nova.
Evolution of the pictorial program through styles, workshops and other decorative techniques, "the professor at the University of Murcia Alicia Fernandez.
The work consists of two volumes, is a joint inventory of murals depicting the richness of Carthago Nova in this field of mural painting from the second century BC to the second century AD, in relation to the rest of the peninsula and the provinces of the Empire.
The city of Carthago Nova hosted the four Pompeian styles, and is one of the more comprehensive views on wall paintings in the Iberian Peninsula.
The book also held a phenomenon and singular, present exclusively in the city, as is the existence of other decorative techniques: the incision and relief techniques in the first half of the first century AD
In the presentation, in which participated the Archaeological Museum director, Luis de Miquel, and professors Lorenzo Abad and Sebastian Ramallo, the book's author has defined his work as "a monograph of technical assistance to the currently-archaeological face of such findings in archaeological excavations, finds that in the last decade has seen increasingly multiplying number. "
Photo: Professor of Archaeology at the University of Alicante, Lorenzo Abad, the book's author, Alicia Fernández, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Murcia, Sebastian Ramallo, and the Archaeological Museum director, Luis de Miquel, presentation the book 'The Roman wall painting Carthago Nova.
Evolution of the pictorial program through styles, workshops and other decorative techniques. "
Source: CARM