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Statues in Roman society : representation and response / Peter Stewart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stewart, Peter, 1971- author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Statues--Rome.
- Statues.
- Portrait sculpture, Roman.
- Art and society--Rome.
- Art and society.
- Symbolism in art--Rome.
- Symbolism in art.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (350 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- By analyzing ancient texts and images, this book unravels the web of associations which surrounded Roman statues. The author illuminates them in ancient terms, explaining expectations of what statues were or ought to be.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Defining Statues in Word and Image; 2. The Appearance of Statues; 3. Portrait Statues and the Statuesque; 4. The Other Population of Rome; 5. Statues in the Empire; 6. Simulacra and Signa; 7. The Private Sphere; 8. Touching Statues; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Previously issued in print: 2004.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [304]-325) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-180838-5
- 1-280-84573-2
- 0-19-151424-1
- 1-4294-6930-7
- OCLC:
- 476259318
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