The Column of Marcus Aurelius : the genesis & meaning of a Roman imperial monument / Martin Beckmann.
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TextSeries: Studies in the history of Greece and RomePublication details: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2011Description: ix, 248 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780807834619 (cloth: alk. paper)Subject(s): Column of Marcus Aurelius (Rome, Italy) | Column of Marcus Aurelius (Rome, Italy) -- History | Relief (Sculpture), Ancient -- Italy -- Rome | Friezes -- Italy -- Rome | Monuments -- Social aspects -- Rome -- History | Monuments -- Political aspects -- Rome -- History | Imperialism -- Social aspects -- Rome -- History | Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc | Rome -- History -- Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 | Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.DLOC classification: NA9340 .R4B43 2011
Contents:
The date and purpose of the column -- The dust of northern warfare : choice of location -- Form & function -- Planning & construction -- The frieze : concept & draft -- Carving the frieze -- The frieze as history -- The frieze as art -- Viewing the column -- Epilogue : the columns of Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and Arcadius.
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MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Open shelf | NA9340 .R4B43 2011 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 31033 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-242) and index.
The date and purpose of the column -- The dust of northern warfare : choice of location -- Form & function -- Planning & construction -- The frieze : concept & draft -- Carving the frieze -- The frieze as history -- The frieze as art -- Viewing the column -- Epilogue : the columns of Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and Arcadius.
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