Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Roman Strigillated Sarcophagi: Art and Social History
Janet Huskinson
€ 204.11
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Roman Strigillated Sarcophagi: Art and Social History
Hardback. This volume is the first full study of Roman strigillated sarcophagi, the largest group of ancient Roman sarcophagi to survive. Manufactured from the mid-second to the early fifth century AD, covering a critical period in Rome, they provide a rich historical source for exploring the social and cultural life of ancient Rome. Num Pages: 368 pages, 87 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; HBJD; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1010.
This is the first full study of Roman strigillated sarcophagi, which are the largest group of decorated marble sarcophagi to survive in the city of Rome. Characterized by panels of carved fluting - hence the description 'strigillated', after the curved strigil used by Roman bathers to scrape off oil - and limited figure scenes, they were produced from the mid-second to the early fifth century AD, and thus cover a critical period in Rome, from empire to early Christianity. Roman Strigillated Sarcophagi focuses on their rich potential as an historical source for exploring the social and cultural life of ... Read more
This is the first full study of Roman strigillated sarcophagi, which are the largest group of decorated marble sarcophagi to survive in the city of Rome. Characterized by panels of carved fluting - hence the description 'strigillated', after the curved strigil used by Roman bathers to scrape off oil - and limited figure scenes, they were produced from the mid-second to the early fifth century AD, and thus cover a critical period in Rome, from empire to early Christianity. Roman Strigillated Sarcophagi focuses on their rich potential as an historical source for exploring the social and cultural life of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
1004 g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199203246
SKU
V9780199203246
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Janet Huskinson
Janet Huskinson was Reader in Classical Studies at the Open University where, since her retirement, she has been a Visiting Research Fellow.
Reviews for Roman Strigillated Sarcophagi: Art and Social History
In Roman Strigillated Sarcophagi an accomplished scholar provides a grammar for reading (below) the surfaces of Rome's most popular and long-lived sarcophagus type. She also realizes, however, that the inherent ambiguity of images, many evoking a range of meanings now unknowable , makes translation a fraught enterprise. Still, this comprehensive study clarifies the syntax of a type whose ... Read more