Culture and society at Lullingstone Roman Villa / Caroline K. Mackenzie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mackenzie, Caroline K., author.

Contributor:

JSTOR (Online Service)

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Archaeopress archaeology

Archaeopress Archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology).

Lullingstone Roman Villa Site (England).

Lullingstone Roman Villa Site (England)--Pictorial works.

Kent (England)--Antiquities, Roman.

Kent (England).

Kent (England)--Social life and customs.

Excavations (Archaeology)--England--Kent.

England--Kent.

Genre:

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (48 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color map, color plans.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2019]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Chapter 2 The villa within its landscape setting and the role of topography in the owner's self-representation p. 5

Landscape setting p. 5

Ancillary buildings p. 14

Circular shrine and temple-mausoleum p. 14

Granary p. 16

Comparable villas p. 20

A further case study: Chedworth p. 22

Chapter 3 The choice and use of mosaics in the fourth century villa: how the patron presented his cultural identity and status through pavements p. 24

Grand designs p. 24

The central room p. 25

The seasons p. 26

Bellerophon p. 29

The apse p. 31

Europa and the bull p. 35

The inscription p. 37

An incongruous combination? p. 40

Classical literature in other Romano-British villas p. 41.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-48).

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

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

ISBN:

9781789692914

1789692911

Publisher Number:

99982732016

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.