I don't have it to hand so I cannot remember how detailed it is but I seem to remember G Rickman publishing a book called Roman Granaries and Store Buildings in 1971.   I haven't seen a copy for some years and of course it is rather old but that used to be a fairly good place to start.  I can't remember how much it had on Pompeii but it was certainly quite detailed about Ostia's horrea.

Hi,

many thanks for your message. I'm going to have a look in the book by Rickman.

Best regards,

Stefan

I am not sure from your initial question whether you are also interested in Roman Granaries outside of Italy for comparative purposes but if you are a quick search turned up:

Roman military stone-built granaries in Britain

Anne Patricia Gentry

Oxford : British Archaeological Reports 1976

Caesarea papers 2 : Herod's temple, the provincial governor's praetorium and granaries, the later harbor, a gold coin hoard, and other studies

Kenneth G Holum; Avner Raban; J Patrich (Joseph)

Portsmouth, R.I. : Journal of Roman Archaeology 1999

It looks from my institution's library as if there is nothing specific on Pompeii, at least in book form since nothing relevant turned up.  However, there may be something hiding in various books on the industry of Pompeii, judging from the titles the following may be of interest in this regard:

Roman architecture

Frank Sear

London : Routledge Paperback ed. 1998, c1982

The natural history of Pompeii

Wilhelmina F Jashemski (Wilhelmina Feemster), 1910-2007.; Frederick G Meyer (Frederick Gustav), 1917-2006.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2002

Pompeii : public and private life

Paul Zanker

Cambridge, Mass : Harvard University Press 1998

Gardens of Pompeii

Annamaria Ciarallo Alfredo Foglia; Pio Foglia

Rome : "L'Erma" di Bretschneider 2000

Pompeii : art, industry, and infrastructure

Eric Poehler; Miko Flohr; Kevin Cole 1971-; Archaeological Institute of America. General Meeting (108th : 2007 : San Diego, Calif.)

Oxford ; Oakville, CT : Oxbow Books c2011

The economy and society of Pompeii

Willem Jongman

Amsterdam : Gieben 1987

Although I cannot really recall how useful they would really be since I seem to recall only small sections in each would be relevant to your study, but then that is usually the problem with literature research.  If I come across anything better I will let you know.

Hi,

again thank you for the references. 'Caesarea papers 2' and some of the books on Pompeii are very promising. 'The natural history of Pompeii' is a great book, but I can't remember informations on the granaries there.

Best regards,

Stefan

No I couldn't remember anything specifically on granaries in there but thought it might be useful, if you didn't know about it, since I am unaware as to what end your research is aimed at.  It is not impossible that a peer reviewer or an examiner might ask for some background detail concerning weed contaminants or animal pests that the granaries might be designed to protect against.

I'm working on a horreum near Mendig (Rhinland-Palatinate, Germany) dating about from 330 to 430 A.D. The granary was finally burnt down and remains of a stock of dehusked spelt was conserved as carbonized cereals.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264236112_Der_Burgus_von_Obermendig_Im_Winkel%27_-_Kornspeicher_zur_Versorgung_spatantiker_Muhlsteinarbeiter

I'm interested in calculating the quantity of cereals stored in this building:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Does_anyone_knows_up_to_which_height_cereals_can_be_stored_on_raised_floors

As from most roman granaries only the foundation walls still exist, I hoped that in Pompeii these buildings are better conserved and can give more informations.

Best regards,

Stefan

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I wouldn't normally recommend this, but have you looked on Wikipedia, there is a magnificent photograph of a very well preserved granary at Ostia that might be worth following up, I was surprised that W had an entry under horreum.  I wouldn't trust the text but it does have follow up references including:

 Joseph Patrich, "Warehouses and Granaries in Caesarea Maritima", in Caesarea Maritima: A Retrospective After Two Millennia, p. 149. BRILL, 1996. ISBN 90-04-10378-3

which could be promising.

Once again, thank you very much for your tips. Perhaps I find in Ostia and in Caesarea Maritima what I had hoped to find in Pompeii.

Best regards,

Stefan