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Reuse and Renovation in Roman Material Culture - Functions, Aesthetics, Interpretations (Hardcover)
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Reuse and Renovation in Roman Material Culture - Functions, Aesthetics, Interpretations (Hardcover)
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This book explores the spoliation of architectural and sculptural
materials during the Roman empire. Examining a wide range of
materials, including imperial portraits, statues associated with
master craftsmen, architectural moldings and fixtures, tombs and
sarcophagi, arches and gateways, it demonstrates that secondary
intervention was common well before Late Antiquity, in fact,
centuries earlier than has been previously acknowledged. The essays
in this volume, written by a team of international experts,
collectively argue that reuse was a natural feature of human
manipulation of the physical environment, rather than a sign of
social pressure. Reuse often reflected appreciation for the
function, form, and design of the material culture of earlier eras.
Political, social, religious, and economic factors also contributed
to the practice. A comprehensive overview of spoliation and reuse,
this volume examines the phenomenon in Rome and throughout the
Mediterranean world.
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