Art in the Roman Empire

Michael Grant (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

168 Seiten

2013
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-86233-2 (ISBN)

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Grant selects some of the most significant examples of painting, portraits, architecture, mosaic, jewellery and silverware. He provides a valuable insight into the functions of art in the Empire, focusing on frontier regions.

Michael Grant has specially selected some of the most significant examples of painting, portraits, architecture, mosaic, jewellery and silverware, to give a unique insight into the functions and manifestations of art in the Roman Empire. Art in the Roman Empire shows how many of the most impressive masterpieces were produced outside Rome, on the frontiers of its enormous empire.

Michael Grant

List of Illustrations Introduction Acknowledgements Part I Sculpture Chapter 1. Imperial Portraits 2. Portraits of Private Individuals 3. Imperial Reliefs 4. Sarcophagi Part II Architecture 5. Pagan Temples 6. Houses 7. Places of Entertainment 8. Arches, Bridges, Aqueducts 9. Pagan Basilicas 10. Christian Architecture III Other Arts 11. Paintings, Stucco 12. Mosaics, Textiles 13. Coins, Medallions 14. Gems, Jewels 15. Silver Epilogue List of Roman Emperors Some Books: I Ancient Writings; II Modern Writings Abbreviations Notes Maps Index

Zusatzinfo	5 Tables, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	294 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
ISBN-10	0-415-86233-7 / 0415862337
ISBN-13	978-0-415-86233-2 / 9780415862332
Zustand	Neuware