The Art of Roman Britain

New in Paperback
1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-0-415-15136-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 465 g

With the help of over 100 illustrations, many of them little known, Martin Henig shows that the art produced in Britannia--particularly in the golden age of Late Antiquity--rivals that of other provinces and deserves comparison with the art of metropolitan Rome. The originality and breadth of Henig's study is shown by its systematic coverage, embracing both the major arts--stone and bronze statuary, wall-painting and mosaics--and such applied arts as jewelery-making, silversmithing, furniture design, figure pottery, figurines and appliques. The author explains how the various workshops were organized, the part played by patronage and the changes that occurred in the fourth century.

Zielgruppe

General

Autoren/Hrsg.

Henig, Martin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Frühchristliche, byzantinische Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Klassisch (Griechisch & Römisch)
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Byzantinisch
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Völkerwanderung und Mittelalter
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of illustrations Introduction 1. The Art of the Celts 2. Art in the Era of the Conquest 3. Art and the Roman Army 4. The Uses of Art in Roman Britain 5. Natives and Strangers in Roman Britain 6. Artists and their Patrons 7. Art in Late Roman Britain 8. Attitudes to the Art of Roman Britain List of abbreviations Notes and References Bibliography Glossary Index

Über Autor(innen)

Honorary Visiting Professor Martin Henig (Institute of Archaeology, Oxford Oxford University Institute of Archaeology, University College London).