Materiality in Roman Art and Architecture
Material is the substance of the world of things. Literary sources suggest that materiality was part of aesthetic perception, loaded with meaning and bound to function even in antiquity. To date, this complex reading of material has not been adequately represented in archaeological research. The pre...
| Format: | eBook |
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2021
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| Series: | Decorative Principles in Late Republican and Early Imperial Italy (Decor)
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| Online Access: | Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication Open Access: DOAB, download the publication |
| Summary: | Material is the substance of the world of things. Literary sources suggest that materiality was part of aesthetic perception, loaded with meaning and bound to function even in antiquity. To date, this complex reading of material has not been adequately represented in archaeological research. The present volume addresses this oversight by examining the decorative use of material in Roman Italy between the Late Republic and Early Imperial period. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110762907 9783110764734 9783110764765 |
| Access: | Open Access |