The Houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C. - A.D. 250. Ritual, Space, and Decoration. - CLARKE, J.R.,
Ritual, Space, and Decoration
KORTE INHOUD
'Much of the book's usefulness lies precisely in bringing together current thought on the subject. (...) His synoptic account of decorative styles in Chapter 2 forms a good short introduction to the four 'Pompeian' styles as well as to second- and third-century A.D. decorative schemes. By considering the paintings in their setting along with the floor treatments, C. at the same time gives the reader a welcome sense of the overall decorative effect, so often absent from straightforward account of Roman wall-painting. The bulk of the text presents 17 case-studies of decorative ensembles from Pompeii and Ostia arranged in six chronological groups divided according to decorative styles. All the houses are previously well-published, which allows C. to concentrate on specific aspects of the decorative schemes such as visual axes, spatial hierarchies, of programmatic organisation of painting and sculpture (...). Throughout the emphasis is on decoration, space and ritual in that order, with the four 'Pompeian' styles...
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1991Uitgever: University of California Press450 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0520072677ISBN-13: 9780520072671Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Berkeley (...), 1991. XXVII,3,24,411p. Richly ills.(B&W as well as full colour photographs and line drawings). Original grey gilt titled cloth with dust wrps. Dust wrps slightly worn. [Antiquarian] [Auteur: CLARKE, J.R.,] [Uitgever: University of California Press] [Jaar: 1991] [Titel: The Houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C. - A.D. 250. Ritual, Space, and Decoration.]
