Romano-British Mosaics
Author | : Peter Johnson |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Shire Publications |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Peter Johnson |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Shire Publications |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Anthony Beeson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781445689883 |
A lavishly illustrated look at the history of Roman mosaics in Britain, from a renowned expert in the field.
Author | : Anthony Beeson |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 2022-03-15 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1445689898 |
A lavishly illustrated look at the history of Roman mosaics in Britain, from a renowned expert in the field.
Author | : Patricia Witts |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : 9780752434216 |
The stories illustrated in the mosaic pavements that have survived from Roman Britain graphically link us to the world of the Romans in a way that literature, with its nuances of interpretation, cannot. After explaining how and why mosaic pavements were made, Dr. Patricia Witts looks at many of the 200 figured Roman mosaics that can be enjoyed in museums and sites throughout the country. Most portray mythological characters, and the author explains the underlying myths; others are taken from daily life or depict animals, birds, and marine creatures. This lavishly illustrated study is accompanied by a full glossary of technical terms and a gazetteer of relevant sites and museums.
Author | : Patricia Witts |
Publisher | : International |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2021-12-31 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781407358987 |
This book brings together over 70 prints and drawings from the collection of nearly 3,000 items formed by Richard Topham (1671-1730). Some are the only records of mosaics that no longer survive, many are published here for the first time.
Author | : Sarah Scott |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
This volume builds upon the copious and varied research on villa mosaics in Roman Britain and evaluates it within the context of elite social life in the 4th century AD. It argues that the mosaics were an integral part of the rich lifestyle of the elite in this period and played an important role in defining their status. Yet these symbols of power were apparently no longer valued to the same degree by the end of the 4th century. In a priod of increasing social and economic instability, the mosaics were one element in an elite lifestyle which was ultimately to prove socially diversive. In this wide-ranging study, Scott considers the significance and long-term impact of the artistic choices made by villa owners.
Author | : Neil Andrew Cookson |
Publisher | : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : |
Author | : David S. Neal |
Publisher | : Society of Antiquaries of London |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : |
Roman Mosaics of Britain is the culmination of more than seventy years of combined research and meticulous draughtsmanship by the authors, who are both in the forefront of mosaic scholarship. Their work, to be published in four volumes, is a complete illustrated catalogue of every known Romano-British mosaic - nearly 2000 in all - of which almost 450 feature in Volume II. Presented in the form of a county gazetteer, each mosaic is described, with drawings, photographs of figured elements and references. In many cases, the entry is illustrated by one of the authors' detailed paintings, which are faithful to the colour and composition of each mosaic. This volume contains some of the finest Romano-British mosaics ever uncovered. The South West has Britain's greatest concentration of figured mosaics, including, at Hinton St Mary, one of the earliest depictions of Christ. Several pavements illustrate scenes from Virgil's Aeneid or Ovid's Metamorphosis . As well as the organisation of the craft, the history of mosaic discoveries, building types, room function, figured work and schemes are considered. Each county has its own detailed introduction.
Author | : Patricia Witts |
Publisher | : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781407315416 |
Over 700 creatures of land, sea and sky have been recorded from at least 140 Romano-British mosaics. This comprehensively illustrated book is the first detailed study of them. It identifies and discusses the animals, assesses their role in floor decoration, and explains how they were much more than appealing decoration.