Ancient Rome as a museum : power, identity, and the culture of collecting

This volume considers how cultural objects from the Roman Empire came to reflect, construct, and challenge Roman perceptions of power and identity. Rutledge argues that Roman cultural values are indicated in part by what sort of materials Romans deemed worthy of display and how they chose to display...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Rutledge, Steven H
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Zusammenfassung:
This volume considers how cultural objects from the Roman Empire came to reflect, construct, and challenge Roman perceptions of power and identity. Rutledge argues that Roman cultural values are indicated in part by what sort of materials Romans deemed worthy of display and how they chose to display, view, and preserve them.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xxiv, 395 p.) : ill., maps.
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Schriftenreihe:
Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation Ancient Rome as a museum
ISBN:
0-19-180444-4
Schlagworte:
Art objects > Collectors and collecting > Rome.
National characteristics, Roman.
Regions & Countries - Europe
History & Archaeology
Italy
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