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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Colección: | Oxford studies in ancient culture & representation.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Colour Plates; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; 1. In Search of the Invisible Man; 2. The Strategies of Encyclopaedism; 3. Representing Empire: Monuments and the Creation of Roman Space; 4. The Problem of Totality: Collecting Greek Art, Wonders, and Luxury; 5. The Artifice of Nature; 6. Imaging Memory; 7. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Index Locorum.