Materiality in Roman Art and Architecture
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About this book
The focus of this volume is on the aesthetics, semantics and function of materials in Roman antiquity between the 2nd century B.C. and the 2nd century A.D. It includes contributions on both architectural spaces (and their material design) and objects – types of 'artefacts' that differ greatly in the way they were used, perceived and loaded with cultural significance. With respect to architecture, the analysis of material aesthetics leads to a new understanding of the performance, imitation and transformation of surfaces, including the social meaning of such strategies. In the case of objects, surface treatments are equally important. However, object form (a specific design category), which can enter into tension with materiality, comes into particular focus. Only when materials are shaped do their various qualities emerge, and these qualities are, to a greater or lesser extent, transferred to objects. With a focus primarily on Roman Italy, the papers in this volume underscore the importance of material design and highlight the awareness of this matter in the ancient world.
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Frontmatter
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Preface
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Table of Contents
VII - Introduction
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Materiality as Decor: Aesthetics, Semantics and Function
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Surface Matters: ‘True’ and ‘False’ Gloss in Architecture
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Ethical Matters: Pliny the Elder on Material Deception
39 - Materiality of Architecture: Aesthetics
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The Humble Material: Masonry and Meaning in Roman Architecture
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Marble Wall Revetment in Central Italy during the First Century A.D.: Aesthetics and Decorative Effects
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Use, Aesthetics and Semantics of Coloured Marble Columns in the Western Mediterranean during the Late Republic and Early Roman Empire
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Hard as Rock and Light as Air: Stucco Ceilings in Roman Domestic Space
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Diverging Trends in the Visual Appearance of Fired Clay in Roman Architecture: ‘Campana Plaques’ and Terracotta Façades
130 - Materiality of Architecture: Semantics
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The Meaning of Building Materials in Late Republican Architecture: Moving from Semantics to Pragmatics
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Travertine in Rome: Its Style and Meaning
162 - Materiality of Objects
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Four-Legged Marble Tables (mensae) in Pompeian Houses: The Intersection of Function, Aesthetics and Semantics
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Materiality and Object Design and Function: Perspectives from Artefacts
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Non Arte, Sed Naturae? Remarks on Roman Cameos and their Visual Effects
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Roman Basket Urns as Elements in a Transmaterial Design System
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An Age of Intermateriality: Skeuomorphism and Intermateriality Between the Late Republic and Early Empire
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Author Biographies
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