Caddeddi on the Tellaro : a late Roman villa in Sicily and its mosaics / R.J.A. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Roger John Anthony, 1949- author.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Bulletin antieke beschaving. Supplement ; 28.

Babesch. Supplement ; 28 - 2016

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Mosaics, Ancient--Italy--Sicily.

Mosaics, Ancient.

Mosaics, Italian--Italy--Sicily.

Mosaics, Italian.

Mosaic floors--Italy--Sicily.

Mosaic floors.

Italy--Sicily.

Local Subjects:

Mosaics, Ancient--Italy--Sicily.

Mosaics, Italian--Italy--Sicily.

Mosaic floors--Italy--Sicily.

Physical Description:

viii, 200 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leuven : Peeters Publishers, 2016.

Language Note:

Mostly in English, some text in Italian.

Summary:

"The late Roman villa of Caddeddi, near Noto in south-east Sicily, first came to light over forty years ago. Built in the second half of the fourth century AD, it is chiefly known for its three figured mosaic pavements, which after careful restoration in Syracuse were returned to the site prior to its opening to the public in 2008. This book describes in detail these and other pavements at Caddeddi, and concludes that, as at the more famous villa of Casale near Piazza Armerina a generation before, they are like to be the work of North African mosaicists fulfilling an overseas commission for the villa's owner" --Back cover.

Contents:

Background

The Caddeddi villa: an overview

The Ransom of Hector mosaic

The Bacchus mosaic

The Hunt mosaic

Discussion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-191) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9042933887

9789042933880

OCLC:

947162334