Life, Death and Representation: Some New Work on Roman Sarcophagi / Edition 1

by Jas Elsner, Janet Huskinson

Overview

This volume presents a collection of essays on different aspects of Roman sarcophagi. These varied approaches will produce fresh insights into a subject which is receiving increased interest in English-language scholarship, with a new awareness of the important contribution that sarcophagi can make to the study of the social use and production of Roman art. The book will therefore be a timely addition to existing literature. Metropolitan sarcophagi are the main focus of the volume, which will cover a wide time range from the first century AD to post classical periods (including early Christian sarcophagi and post-classical reception). Other papers will look at aspects of viewing and representation, iconography, and marble analysis. There will be an Introduction written by the co-editors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110202137
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	12/13/2010
Series:	Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies , #29
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	454
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.45(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jas Elsner, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, UK; Janet Huskinson, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.