Rome in the Eighth Century - A History in Art (Hardcover)

This book addresses a critical era in the history of the city of Rome, the eighth century CE. This was the moment when the bishops of Rome assumed political and administrative responsibility for the city's infrastructure and the physical welfare of its inhabitants, in the process creating the papal state that still survives today. John Osborne approaches this using the primary lens of 'material culture' (buildings and their decorations, both surviving and known from documents and/or archaeology), while at the same time incorporating extensive information drawn from written sources. Whereas written texts are comparatively few in number, recent decades have witnessed an explosion in new archaeological discoveries and excavations, and these provide a much fuller picture of cultural life in the city. This methodological approach of using buildings and objects as historical documents is embodied in the phrase 'history in art'.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	British School at Rome Studies
Release date:	July 2020
Authors:	John Osborne
Dimensions:	253 x 182 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-83458-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 500 CE to 1400 > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Medieval European archaeology Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	1-108-83458-2
Barcode:	9781108834582

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