The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture
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The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture by Elise A Friedland
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture synthesizes current best practices for studying this central medium of Roman art, situating it within the larger fields of art history, classical archaeology, and Roman studies.
[The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture] is an essential resource for any scholar of antiquity... Its cutting-edge approach and content, along with its breadth of material, makes this a monograph that any scholar of Roman art should have on their shelves. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
The handbook's editors and contributors...examine sculpture of the early Roman Republic to late antiquity (c. 500 BC to AD 500) in the capital city and throughout the empire. Chapters outline stylistic, iconographic, and technical analyses, explain how those methodologies are changing, and lay the groundwork on which students and scholars can build their own research. ... [W]ell-written.... Recommended. * CHOICE *
...[T]his book is a welcome contribution to English language scholarship on Roman art. The editors have brought together an interesting mix of American and European scholars, both junior and senior, in a volume whose scope-chronologically, geographically, thematically, and methodologically-is very wide-ranging. ... [A] well produced, clearly written, and interestingly organized volume. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
The handbook's editors and contributors...examine sculpture of the early Roman Republic to late antiquity (c. 500 BC to AD 500) in the capital city and throughout the empire. Chapters outline stylistic, iconographic, and technical analyses, explain how those methodologies are changing, and lay the groundwork on which students and scholars can build their own research. ... [W]ell-written.... Recommended. * CHOICE *
...[T]his book is a welcome contribution to English language scholarship on Roman art. The editors have brought together an interesting mix of American and European scholars, both junior and senior, in a volume whose scope-chronologically, geographically, thematically, and methodologically-is very wide-ranging. ... [A] well produced, clearly written, and interestingly organized volume. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
Elise A. Friedland is Associate Professor of Classics and Art History at George Washington University. Melanie Grunow Sobocinski is an independent scholar. Elaine Gazda is Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology and Curator of Hellenistic and Roman Antiquities for the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780190887001 |
| ISBN 10 | 0190887001 |
| Title | The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture |
| Author | Elise A Friedland |
| Series | Oxford Handbooks |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2019-08-22 |
| Number of pages | 728 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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