Imperial Rome and Christian Triumph: The Art of the Roman Empire, AD 100-450
by Elsner, Jas
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- 9780192842015
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. xvi, 297 pages, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. Firm binding, unmarked. Foreedge lightly soiled, age toning. "This stimulating book offers an exciting new approach to the twin themes of the arts of the Roman Empire and the rise of Christian art. Beginning in the second century, with its rich revival of ancient learning and artistic practices, and ending in the fifth with Christian narrative and liturgical cycles and the pilgrimage arts, this book explores the art of the Roman Empire by tackling two inter-related periods of internal transformation: the 'Second Sophist' (c. ad 100-300), and the era of late antiquity (c. ad 250-450). For the first time, these two themes are treated together, throwing a more penetrating light on the radical change undergone by the empire in becoming a Christian imperium. Vases, murals, statues, and masonry are explored in relation to such issues as power, death, society, acculturation, and religion. By examining questions of reception, viewing, and the culture of spectacle alongside the more traditional art-historical themes of imperial patronage and stylistic change, Elsner presents a fresh and challenging account of a rich cultural crucible in which many developments of later European art had their origins. / J. R. Elsner is Lecturer in the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute, London." - Publisher.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.
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- Title
- Imperial Rome and Christian Triumph: The Art of the Roman Empire, AD 100-450
- Author
- Elsner, Jas
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0192842013
- ISBN 13
- 9780192842015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- European / Italian; European / 2. Classical / Roman; European / 3. Medieval / Early Christian;
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- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.