Talk:Villa of the Papyri

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The main article could be improved if the number of deciphered scrolls was placed next to the total scrolls available.

Also, could someone upload a digitized image of a scroll whose content has been recovered through X-raying?

You have a really well laid-out article going on here (with a table of contents and pictures and categories and everything). It's very organized and very detailed...almost too detailed. I think some sections could be more concise since they are either linked to other articles or aren't super relevant to the subject of the article. "Followers of Epicurus studied the teachings of this moral and natural philosopher. This philosophy taught that man is mortal, that the cosmos is the result of accident, that there is not providential god, and that the criterion of the good life is pleasure." could probably be cut out because readers could click the link to Epicureanism to read about it. The section on the excavation, especially in regards to the funding and the Italian government, could be more concise, and the description of Multi-spectral imaging could be shorter as well. Also, does the J. Paul Getty Museum really need a whole section in the table of contents? This information could be a lot shorter and possibly put into the introduction. Otherwise, a very good article. Kimberly Peitso --Peitso 06:18, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Very interesting, actually, I think the detail was required to gain a clear understanding of what was being conveyed in the article. Very insightful.

This is a really good article Anita!!! You have great organization and clarity. However, you may want to consider cutting down a little bit. For example, under the section Layout and Artwork, the first and last paragraphs seem to be very closely related. You could probably combine them and talk in one paragraph about the grounds and the landscape and what not. Also, when you discuss Epicureanism, you could probably spend a little less time actually discussing the tenats of it, just because there is already a page about it. I would focus more just on how it relates to your topic and the papyri in the house. One last thing, the part about the imaging and excavation techniques isn't really crucial to the topic. You don't have to delete it (it's actually pretty interesting) but it doesn't really have a direct corrolation to the Villa in its Roman context. All in all, this is really AWESOME article. Great Work. Al-vickers 21:11, 15 May 2007 (UTC)Alexandra Vickers

I've been doing research on this library for class, and this is the best resource I've found so far. Also, the reference to the book helped me out a ton! The detail is great!