Principles of Decoration in the Roman World

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-11-072906-1
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 1000 g

Reihe: Decor

This book explores the manner in which architectural settings and action contexts influenced the perception of decoration in the Roman world. Crucial to the relationship between ancient viewers and media was the concept of , a term employed by Vitruvius and other Roman authors to describe the appropriateness of particular decorative elements to the environment in which they were located. The papers in this volume examine a diverse range of decorated spaces, from press rooms to synagogues, through the lens of . In doing so, they shed new light on the decorative principles employed across Roman Italy and beyond.

Zielgruppe

Scientists with a special interest in Art History, Archaeology, C / Wissenschaftler-/innen der Kunstgeschichte, Klassischen Archäolog

Autoren/Hrsg.

Haug, Annette

Lauritsen, M. Taylor

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Römische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Annette Haug, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.
M. Taylor Lauritsen, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.

Annette Haug, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany.
M. Taylor Lauritsen, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany.