CONTENTS

Introduction

List of Contributors

1. A Painted Oecus from Settefinestre, : Excavation, Conservation and Analyses : Marietta de Vos, Fulvia Donati, Elizabeth Fentress, Rossetta Filippi, Cristina Panerai, Maria Letizia Paoletti and Elizabeth Pye. 1

Plate 1.1. Plaster spreads revealed by trowelling. 5 Plate 1.2. Box labelled with site, year, trench, room, layer, group and box number. 5 Plate 1.3. Grid square used for drawing plaster groups. 6 Plate 1.4. Plaster placed in boxes, showing position of fragments. 6 Plate 1.5. The remaining dado with facing in position. 14 Plate 1.6. A section of faced wallplaster being removed using a supporting board. 16 Plate 1.7. Sections of plaster lying face down on rigid supports. 17 Plate 1.8. The temporary laboratory showing plaster after cleaning of the back. 18 Plate 1.9. The longest section of plaster, face upwards, after applying a temporary cloth backing. 19 Plate 1.10. The removal of the facing prior to cleaning the painted surface. 20

Fig.1.1. The formation of a destruction deposit 1. The house. " ) 2. The roof falls in. ) 3. Rain and frost detach the plaster ) from the walls. . ) 4. The walls collapse covering the ) fallen plaster but with plaster ) probably from adjacent rooms on ) top. ) 5. The resulting stratigraphy. ) Fig.1.2. Plan of spread of fallen plaster. Box numbers marked in Roman numerals. 7 Fig.1.3. Reconstruction of drawing of east wall. 10 Fig.1.4. Reconstruction drawing of north wall. 11 Fig.1.5. The mounting of the reconstructed north wall. 12 Fig.1.6. Section of wall and pavement. 21 Fig.1.7. Recording sheet for elements of architectural decoration. ' 24 Fig.1.8. Record sheet (reverse). 25 Fig.1.9. Isometric reconstruction•of the stage represented on the east wall. 27

2. The Roots of Provincial Roman Painting. Results of Current Research in Nero's Domus Aurea : W.J.Th.Peters and P.G.P.Meyboom • 33

Plate 2.1. , Domus Aurea, room no. 5O (after .Mirri and Carletti). 37 Plate 2.2. Rome, Domus Aurea, room no. 42, east wall (Copyright Nijmegen University). 38 Plate 2.3. Rome, Domus Aurea, room no. 33 (after Mirri and Carletti). 40 Plate 2.4. Rome, Domus Aurea, room no. 23, south wall (Copyright Gabinetto Fotografico Nazionale, Rome). 41 Plate 2.5. Rome, Domus Aurea, room no. 55 (after Mirri and Carletti). 43 Plate 2.6. Rome, Domus Aurea, room no. 32 (after Mirri and Carletti). 44 Plate 2.7. Rome, Domus Aurea, room no. 116, north- east corner (Copyright Nijmegen University). 47 Plate 2.8. Rome, Domus Aurea, room no. 114, north wall (Copyright Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione, Rome). 48 Plate 2.9. Rome, Domus Aurea, room no. 94, northern part (Copyright Fototeca Unione, Rome). 51 Plate 2.10. Rome, Domus Aurea, room no. 71 (Sala degli uccelli), northern part (Copyright Nijmegen University). 52 Plate 2.11. Rome, Domus Aurea, room no. 71 (Sala degli uccelli), part of north wall and west wall (Copyright Fototeca Unione, Rome). 53 Plate 2.12. Rome, Domus Aurea, room no. 46, east wall (Copyright Nijmegen University). 54 Plate 2.13. Rome, Domus Aurea, room no. 72, north wall (Copyright Nijmegen University). 55 Plate 2.14. Rome, Domus Aurea, room no. 75, east wall (Copyright Nijmegen University). 56 Plate 2.15. Rome, Domus Aurea, passage no. 92, arch (Copyright Nijmegen University). 58 Plate 2.16. Rome, Domus Aurea, room 42, east wall (Copyright Nijmegen University). 60 Plate 2.17. Rome, Domus Aurea, room 42, vault (Copyright Fototeca Unione, Rome). 61 Plate 2.18. Rome, Domus Aurea, room 48, north wall (Copyright Nijmegen University). 62 Plate 2.19. Rome, Domus Aurea, room 48, west wall (Copyright Nijmegen University 63 Plate 2.20. Rome, Domus Aurea, room 48, vault of southern part (after Mirri and Carletti). 64 Plate 2.21. Rome, Domus Aurea', room 48, vault of northern part (after Mirri and Carletti). • 65

Fig. 2.1. Plan of the Domus Aurea. 34

3. The Diffusion of the Third Pompeian Style in Gaul : Alix Barbet (translated by Anne Gruaz). 75

Plate 3.1. Vienne. Two herons on the south wall of the 'nympheas' peristyle. 78 Plate 3.2. Vienne. Place St.Pierre. Dado with thirsi. 78 Plate 3.3. Perigueux. Detail from top of panel. 79 Plate 3.4. Perigueux. Base of panel. 79

Fig. 3.1. Map of chief sites showing the diffusion of Style III painting in Gaul. 76 Fig. 3.2. Vienne, place St. Pierre, drawing of the plinth with the oblique thirsi. 80 Fig. 3.3. Champlieu, drawing of the decoration of the temple gallery. 81

4. Roman Wall Painting : Technique of Restoration and Mounting : Claudine Allag (translated by Roger Ling). 85

Fig.4.1. Fragments for mounting. 86 Fig.4.2. Mortar being removed from the back of the fragments. 86 Fig.4.3. Summary of the different phases of mounting the fragments as seen from the back. 1. Fragments held by gauze and canvas. 2. Thin layers of synthetic mortar keeps them in position. 3. Removal of ancient mortar. 4. Second layer of synthetic mortar and gauze. 5. Honeycomb coated with bakelite between two layers of glass fibre and resin. 88 Fig.4.4. Final reconstruction. Example from Genainville (Val d'Oise). 88

5. Romische Wandmalerei in Koln : M. Schleiermacher. 91

Plate 5.1. Das romische Koln. CCAA nach J.Klinkenberg 92 Plate 5.2. FO:Domplatte nach Plan G.Precht. 92 Plate 5.3. Kandelaberwand B mit Tiiroffnung, FO Koln, Domsudseite 1969. 92 Plate 5.4. Kandelaberwand. Weinernte. 94 Plate 5.5. Kandelaberwand. Dionysos. 94 Plate 5.6. Kandelaberwand. Sockelfeld. Bellerophon. 94 Plate 5.7. Kandelaberwand. Pomona. 95 Plate 5.8. Kandelaberwand. Dionysos. 95 Plate 5.9. Kandelaberwand. Detail. 95 Plate 5.10. Kandelaberwand. Meerwesen. 96 Plate 5.11. Kandelaberwand. gefliigelte Biiste 96 Plate 5.12. Neufund, Gertrudenstrasse. Gorgo. 96 Plate 5.13. Grabung W.Meier-Arendt und G.Deckers. FO: Koln, Gertrudenstrasse. 1980. Manade. 1O2 Plate 5.14. Gertrudenstrasse. Vogel. 102 Plate 5 15. Gertrudenstrasse. Schwan. 1O2 Plate 5.16. Gertrudenstrasse. Details aus Kandelaberstreifen, Vogel. 1O3 Plate 5.17. Gertrudenstrasse. Schwane. 1O3 Plate 5.18. Gertrudenstrasse. Oscilla. 1O3 Plate 5.19. Jagd-und Tierszenen. Kopf des Tigers. 1O7 Plate 5.20. Jagd-und Tierszenen. Kopf des Panthers. 107 Plate 5.21. Jagd-und Tierszenen. Rankenfries. 107

Fig. 5.1. Jagdszene. HO Fig. 5.2. Panther. 110

6. Wall Plaster from the York Minster Excavations, 1967-1973 Brenda Heywood. 122

Fig. 6.1. York, fourth century plaster found under the Minster (N. Davey). 123

7. The Kingscote Wall-paintings : Roger Ling. 124

Fig. 7.1 Kingscote (N. Davey). 125

8. New Discoveries from the Norfolk Street Villa, Leicester Jean E.Mellor. 127

Plate 8.1. Painted plaster fragments from west side of clay-brick wall, as found in cellar filling. 130 Plate 8.2. East-west section through cellar filling, showing collapsed partition wall from ground floor. 132 Plate 8.3. Detail of painted vine scroll round one of the columns on the main section of wall- painting. The join between applications of plaster can be seen on the left. 136

Fig. 8.1. Plan of main villa buildings recovered in 1851 and 1979. 128 Fig.-8.2 Decorative scheme of main section of wall-plaster. 134 Fig. 8.3. Diagram illustrating method of application. 138 9. The Lifting of the Roman Wallplaster from the Norfolk Street , Leicester, England : Theodore Sturge 141

Fig. 9.1 Diagram to illustrate method used to lift the face-down plaster. 143

10. Romano-British Wall-Paintings from Tarrant Hinton, Dorset : Lt-Col. G.E. Gray. 145

Plate 10.1 Human feet. 147 Plate 10.2 Spear head. 148 Plate 10.3 Section of dado. 149 Plate 1O.4 On left, human face with curly hair, Above right, ? satyr's head. 15O Plate 10.5 Golden disc decorated with human face. 151

11. The Restoration of the Lullingstone Roman Wall-Plaster Frances Weatherhead.

12. Roman Wall-Painting in the Netherlands : A Survey : Eric M. Moormann 161

Fig.12.1. Findspots of Roman Wall-painting. 164 Fig.12.2. Aardenburg (No.3) : Panel Decoration. 166 Fig.12.3. Aardenburg (No.3) : Panel Decoration. ,,-7 Fig. 12.4. Bocholtz (No.21) : Lozenge Pattern.

13. Mural Paintings from a Roman Villa at Druten, The Netherlands : Louis J.F. Swinkels. 183

Fig.13.1. Druten, plan of the excavations. 184 Fig.13.2. Druten, Decoration A. 186 Fig.13.3. Druten, Decoration B. 187 Fig.13.4. Druten, Decoration C. 188 Fig.13.5. Druten, Decoration D. 19O

14. Some Mosaics and Murals in Roman Tripolitania : David E. Johnston. 193

Plate 14.1 Reconstruction of wall decoration. House of the Tragic Actor, Sabratha. 197 Plate 14.2 Sea view with houses. House of the Tragic Actor, Sabratha. 198 Plate 14.3 Dionysus riding a panther. Vault of Cryptoporticus, Dar Buc Ammera, Zliten. 201 Plate 14.4 Detail of village from Plate 14.3. 2O2 Fig.14.1. Map showing sites mentioned in the text. 194 Fig.14.2. Plan of the villa at Dar Buc Ammera. 199 Fig.14.3. Design from the vault of the Cryptoporticus Dar Buc Ammera F.Grosse. 200