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 encyclopedic Natural History, completed shortly before its author died during the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. This important new work reassesses Pliny's disc...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press
2003
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| Series: | Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation
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| Online Access: | Sumario |
| See on Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991002525639708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
| Summary: | One of the earliest surviving examples of "art history," Pliny the Elder's "chapters on art" form part of his encyclopedic Natural History, completed shortly before its author died during the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. This important new work reassesses Pliny's discussion of art, revealing how art is used to expound the Roman imperial agenda which dominates the work as a whole. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 208 p. : il. col. ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Incluye referencias bibliogrgáficas (p.184-191) |
| ISBN: | 9780199259137 |
