Art & Architecture
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Images of Ancestors [Hardback]
Jakob Munk Hojte (Author)
£22.95ISBN: 9788772889481
Published by : Aarhus University Press
Series: (Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity)
To achieve status in the classical world, a certain intimacy with one's ancestors was essential. By referring to the illustrious exploits and qualities of his forebears, a man could strengthen his position in society. If his origins lacked suffici... .... Learn More -
Excavations in the extramural settlement of Roman Alchester, Oxfordshire [Hardback]
P. M. Booth (Author)
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Art and Archaeology of Antiquity Volume II [Hardback]
C. C. Vermeule (Author)
£150.00ISBN: 9781899828111
Published by : Pindar Press
The second part of a four-volume work which aims to make available the most important of Cornelius Vermeule's journal contributions over the last fifty years. This volume covers the years between 1965 and 1973 and includes papers on broad theme... .... Learn More -
The Writings of the Roman Land Surveyors [Hardback]
Brian. Campbell (Author)
£70.00ISBN: 9780907764281
Published by : Roman Society Publications
Series: JRS Monograph
Volume: 9
The Corpus Agrimensorum Romanorum , compiled in the 5th century AD, was a collection of Roman surveying manuals, produced by a variety of authors, writing at different times and with very different priorities; authors include Julius Frontius, ... .... Learn More -
Art and Society in Fourth-Centry Britain: Villa Mosaics in Context [Paperback]
Sarah Scott (Author)
Regular Price: £28.00
Special Price: £5.00
ISBN: 9780947816537
Published by : Oxford University School of Archaeology
This volume builds upon the copious and varied research on villa mosaics in Roman Britain and evaluates it within the context of elite social life in the 4th century AD. It argues that the mosaics were an integral part of the rich lifestyle of ... .... Learn More -
Miscellanea Mediterranea [Paperback]
R. Ross Holloway (Author)
Regular Price: £29.00
Special Price: £5.95
ISBN: 9780974860961
Published by : Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World
This collection of essays is as eclectic as the title suggests, with papers including: Iberian warrior figurines and the warrior image in Western Mediterranean sculpture; Financing and design - the development of the Parthenon Program and the ... .... Learn More -
The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: Terracotta Figurines of the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Periods [Hardback]
Gloria S. Merker (Author)
£85.00ISBN: 9780876611845
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Corinth
Volume: 18.4
About 24,000 figurines and fragments were found during excavations at the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore, greatly enriching the known body of Corinthian figurines not only in number but also in the addition of many entirely new types and styles. Wo... .... Learn More -
Christian VIII og Nationalmuseet [Paperback]
Bodil Bundgaard Rasmussen (Author); Jorgen Steen Jensen (Author); John Lund (Author)
£12.95ISBN: 9788789438047
Published by : Aarhus University Press
An illustrated guide to antiquities collected by Christian Frederick as prince and king of Denmark during the first half of the 19th century and now housed in the National Museum of Denmark. The guide considers Christian's collecting activities... .... Learn More -
Interpretatio Rerum: Archaeological Essays on Objects and Meaning [Paperback]
S. S. Lukesh (Author)
Regular Price: £29.00
Special Price: £6.95
ISBN: 9780974860954
Published by : Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World
This edited volume brings together essays looking at the meaning to be found in such diverse areas as decorative arts, social values and town planning. The thread that runs through the book as a whole is the idea that the visual has much to t... .... Learn More -
Myth, Sexuality and Power: Images of Jupiter in Western Art [Paperback]
Frances Van Keuren (Author)
Regular Price: £29.00
Special Price: £6.95
ISBN: 9780974860947
Published by : Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World
The seven papers published here were originally presented at a conference/exhibition at the Georgia Museum of Art in 1997, entitled Jupiter's Loves and his Children . The study of masculinity in art is a subject in its infancy, but Jupiter pro... .... Learn More
