| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 208 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Oxford studies in ancient culture & representation |
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Oxford studies in ancient culture & representation
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| Contents |
List of Colour Plates; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; 1. In Search of the Invisible Man; 2. The Strategies of Encyclopaedism; 3. Representing Empire: Monuments and the Creation of Roman Space; 4. The Problem of Totality: Collecting Greek Art, Wonders, and Luxury; 5. The Artifice of Nature; 6. Imaging Memory; 7. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Index Locorum |
| Summary |
One of the earliest surviving examples of 'art history', Pliny the Elder's 'chapters on art' form part of his encyclopaedic Natural History. This important study reassesses Pliny's discussion of art, revealing how art is used to expound the Roman imperial agenda which dominates the work as a whole. - ;One of the earliest surviving examples of 'art history', Pliny the Elder's 'chapters on art' form part of his encyclopaedic Natural History, completed shortly before its author died during the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. This important new work argues that the Natural History offers a sophisti |
| Notes |
Originally published: 2003 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Pliny, the Elder.
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| SUBJECT |
Pliny, the Elder fast |
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Plinius Secundus, Gaius. Naturalis historia 33-37. swd |
| Subject |
Art -- History.
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art history.
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ART -- History -- General.
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Art
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Kunst (Motiv)
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191531774 |
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0191531774 |
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9780191514098 |
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0191514098 |
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1280758341 |
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9781280758348 |
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