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Approaching the Ancient Artifact
This volume consists consists of forty contributions written by an internationally renowned selection of scholars. The authors adopt an interdisciplinary methodology, examining both literary and archaeological sources, and a comparative perspective that transgresses national, chronological, and cultural boundaries, in order to investigate the nature of the links between text and image. This mul…
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- 9783110382921
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Ornament and Figure in Graeco-Roman ArtRethinking Visual Ontologies in Classi…
How does 'decoration' work? What are the relations between 'figurative' and 'ornamental' modes? And how do such modern western distinctions relate to other critical traditions? While these questions have been much debated among art historians, our book offers an ancient visual cultural perspective. On the one hand, we argue, Greek and Roman materials have proved instrumental in shaping modern a…
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- 9783110469578
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Discovering Cat IslandPhotographs and History
Cat Island, just off the Mississippi Gulf Coast shoreline, has been home to some of the most dramatic events and remarkable stories in the nation's history. While some of these stories are fact, others are colorful fables passed down through the ages with such conviction they have become true in the hearts and minds of many. Between fact and fiction is the undeniable reality: Cat Island is one …
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- 9781496816108
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Brooklyn BeforePhotographs, 1971–1983
Before Brooklyn rose to international fame there existed a vibrant borough of neighborhoods rich with connections and traditions. During the 1970s and 1980s, photographer Larry Racioppo, a South Brooklynite with roots three generations deep, recorded Brooklyn on the cusp of being the trendy borough we know today. In Brooklyn Before, Racioppo lets us see the vitality of his native Brooklyn, str…
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- 9781501726781
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Saints and SignsA Semiotic Reading of Conversion in Early Modern Catholicism
Saints and Signs analyzes a corpus of hagiographies, paintings, and other materials related to four of the most prominent saints of early modern Catholicism: Ignatius of Loyola, Philip Neri, Francis Xavier, and Therese of Avila. Verbal and visual documents – produced between the end of the Council of Trent (1563) and the beginning of the pontificate of Urban VIII (1623) – are placed in thei…
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- 9783110229523
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Documentation of Nordic Art / Documentation de l'art des pays nordiquesDesign…
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- 9783110975574
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Information Sources in Art, Art History and Design
No detailed description available for "Information Sources in Art, Art History and Design".
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- 9783110954500
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Plaster CastsMaking, Collecting and Displaying from Classical Antiquity to th…
This volume originates from an international conference (Oxford University, 2007). Texts address plaster casts and related themes from antiquity to the present day, and from Egypt to America, Mexico and New Zealand. They are of interest to classical archaeologists, art historians, the history of collecting, curators, conservators, collectors and artists. Articles explore the functions, status a…
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- 9783110216875
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Critical Approaches to Ancient Near Eastern Art
This volume assembles more than 30 articles focusing on the visual, material, and environmental arts of the Ancient Near East. Specific case studies range temporally from the fourth millennium up to the Hellenistic period and geographically from Iran to the eastern Mediterranean. Contributions apply innovative theoretical and methodological approaches to archaeological evidence and critically e…
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- 9781614510352
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- 1 online resource (842 pages)
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Roman Portraits in Context
Die höchste Ehre, die ein römischer Bürger sich erhoffen konnte, war eine Porträtstatue auf dem Forum seiner Stadt. Während der Kaiser und hohe Senatsbeamte regelmäßig mit solchen Statuen geehrt wurden, war die Konkurrenz unter den Wohltätern der Städte um diese Ehrung groß: ging es doch um nicht weniger, als die Erinnerung an den geehrten Patron und seine Familie über Generationen h…
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- 9783110209990
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