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Roman Mosaics of Britain Volume III: South-east Britain
by David S Neal and Stephen R Cosh
The third volume in this massive project to create the first complete corpus of the Roman mosaics of Britain covers the areas of Britain that were first to come under Roman control and where some of Britain's most impressive mosaics are to be found - in Colchester, Silchester, London and Verulamium, and in villas and palaces at Brading, Bignor, Fishbourne and Rockbourne.
In their introduction to the volume, the authors trace the origins ...
Hardback. Price GB £200.00
Roman Mosaics of Britain SET
by Stephen R Coash and David S Neal
All four volumes at a special price for the set.
Hardback. Price GB £680.00
Mosaics in Roman Britain: Stories in Stone
by Patricia Witts
When one thinks of mosaics, it is normally the stunning examples found in Rome's eastern cities that come to mind, but the elite of Roman Britain were no different in their desire to fill their houses with these entertaining expressions of status and good taste. This well-presented and fully illustrated study focuses on the unexpectedly high number of mosaics that survive from Roman Britain, looking in particular at those with a figurative or ...
Paperback. Price GB £17.99
Ancient Mosaics and Wallpaintings (HMPMA 1)
by Helen Whitehouse
A catalogue of 132 paintings and drawings taken from the Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo which document most of the major examples of ancient Roman pictorial art known to 17th century Rome. Cassiano dal Pozzo was one of the most important patrons of 17th century Italy and commissioned a number of paintings of ancient mosaics and wall paintings which formed part of his collection. These include early finds such as the `Aldobrandini Wedding', ...
Hardback. Price GB £213.00
Birds in Mosaics
by Antero Tammisto
A study of representations of birds in Hellenistic mosaics and in Campanian mosaics up to the Early Augustan period. The aim is to identify the birds and to evaluate their context and significance. The catalogue details 346 individual birds on some 70 mosaics. 524p, 79 b/w and col pls (Acta Instituti Romani Finlandiae Vol 18, 1997)
Paperback. Price GB £110.00
Marine Craft in Ancient Mosaics of the Levant
by Eva Grossmann
This study catalogues and analyses a total of 38 depictions of marine and riverine craft in ancient mosaics across the Near East. Eva Grossmann focuses both on practical details of construction, function and navigability, and on the symbolism of these ...
Paperback. Price GB £33.00
Spettacoli del Colosseo nelle cronache degli antichi
by Domenico Augenti
A superbly illustrated guide to the shows held at the Colosseum. The book is divided into two parts: the first studies the visual images including mosaics, archaeological/architectural remains, frescoes, friezes and relief sculpture, armour and scenes ...
Hardback. Price GB £33.50
The Image of Orpheus in Roman Mosaic
by Ilona Julia Jesnick
This book first examines the figure of Orpheus in Graeco-Roman art and culture before exploring how he has been employed in late antique mosaic. Wide-ranging with lots of line-drawings and photographs. 276p, 163 b/w illus (BAR S671, 1997)
Paperback. Price GB £52.00
Fifth International Colloquium on Ancient Mosaics, Part 2
edited by Roger Ling
This is the second and final volume of papers from the colloquium held at Bath as long ago as 1987, and now finally in print. It contains 22 papers on the Roman East, Late-Antique and Byzantine Italy, and Eastern Europe. Contributors include: J-P Darmon ...
Hardback. Price GB £97.50
Fifth International Colloquium on Ancient Mosaics, Part One
edited by P. Johnson, R. Ling and D. J. Smith
Proceedings of the colloquium held at Bath in 1987. Twenty-six papers on a range of themes and sites are divided into two sections. Contributors include: Greek,Hellenistic, and Hellenistic influence: K Dunbabin (Early pavement types in the West); ...
Hardback. Price GB £99.50
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