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...
| Основен автор: | Carey, Sorcha. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Серия: |
Oxford studies in ancient culture & representation.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=264895 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Pliny's catalogue of culture. |
| Резюме: |
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 dominates the work as a whole. - ;One of the earliest surviving examples of 'art history', Pliny the Elder's 'chapters on art' form part of his encyclopaedic Natural History, completed shortly before its author died during the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. This important new work argues that the Natural History offers a sophisti. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
Originally published: 2003. |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiii, 208 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780191531774 0191531774 9780191514098 0191514098 |