Patrons and Viewers in Late Antiquity
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Patrons and Viewers in Late Antiquity

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Patrons and Viewers in Late Antiquity

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The monumentality and the often rich embellishment of late antique buildings and monuments emphasises their importance to the patrons that commissioned them. However, the understanding and interpretation of the message conveyed may often be obtained through the study of the other important agent, namely the viewer. This book contains a collection of papers that focuses on the way patrons, pagan as well as Christian, conveyed messages through material and visual culture and on the reception by the viewers. The contributions investigate how patrons of luxurious buildings, elaborate grave monuments, and churches used architecture, images, and inscriptions to demonstrate political, social, and religious power. The visual arts were a strong factor in communicating identity and attitudes both in the public and private spheres also in Late Antiquity.

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Yes, you can access Patrons and Viewers in Late Antiquity by Stine Birk, Birte Poulsen, Stine Birk,Birte Poulsen in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Ancient History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Aarhus University Press
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9788779340114
eBook ISBN
9788771244175
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Colophon
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Stine Birk & Birte Poulsen
  7. Ehrenstatuen in spätantiken Häusern Roms
  8. Ulrich Gehn
  9. Miraculous Bodies: Christian Viewers and the Transformation of ‘Pagan’ Sculpture in Late Antiquity
  10. Troels Myrup Kristensen
  11. Patrons, Viewers, and Statues in Late Antique Baths
  12. Lea Stirling
  13. Invisible Sarcophagi: Coffin and Viewer in the Late Imperial Age
  14. Katharina Meinecke
  15. Sarcophagi, Self-Representation, and Patronage in Rome and Tyre
  16. Stine Birk
  17. Inscriptions in the Late Antique Private House: Some Thoughts about their Function and Distribution 
  18. Veronika Scheibelreiter-Gail
  19. Patrons and Viewers: Reading Mosaics in Late Antiquity
  20. Birte Poulsen
  21. Fourth-Century Villas in the Coln Valley, Gloucestershire: Identifying Patrons and Viewers
  22. Sarah Scott
  23. Patrons and Viewers in Late Antique Greece: From Houses and Villas to Early Christian Churches
  24. Arja Karivieri
  25. Bishop and Believers – Patrons and Viewers: Appropriating the Roman Patron Saints Peter and Paul in Constantinople
  26. Gitte Lønstrup Dal Santo
  27. Patrons and Viewers of Mosaic Pavements in Religious Buildings in Jordan and Palestine
  28. Mette Low Sørensen
  29. The Arch of Constantine – Who Saw What?
  30. Siri Sande
  31. Spolia, Milestones and City Walls: The Politics of Imperial Legitimacy in Gaul
  32. Hendrik Dey
  33. Index – Geographical
  34. Index – Names and sources