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Pliny's catalogue of culture : art and empire in the natural history /

One of the earliest surviving examples of 'art history', Pliny the Elder's 'chapters on art' form part of his encyclopaedic Natural History. This important study reassesses Pliny's discussion of art, revealing how art is used to expound the Roman imperial agenda which d...

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Main Author: Carey, Sorcha.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series: Oxford studies in ancient culture & representation.
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Related Items: Print version:: Pliny's catalogue of culture.