| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 333 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation |
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Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation.
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| Contents |
Defining statues in word and image -- The appearance of statues -- Portrait statues and the statuesque -- The other population of Rome -- Statues in the empire -- Simulacra and signa -- The private sphere -- Touching statues |
| Summary |
Statues were everywhere in the Roman world. They served as objects of cult, honours to emperors and noblemen, and memorials to the dead. Combining close attention to individual Roman texts and images with an unprecedented broad perspective on this remarkable phenomenon, Statues in Roman Society explains the impact which all kinds of statuary had on the ancient population |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-325) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Art and society -- Rome.
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Portrait sculpture, Roman.
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Statues -- Rome.
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Symbolism in art.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0191514241 (electronic bk.) |
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1429469307 (electronic bk.) |
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9780191514241 (electronic bk.) |
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9781429469302 (electronic bk.) |
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(Cloth) |
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(paperback) |
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(paperback) |
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