ISBN : 9780198768630
A beautifully illustrated, new edition of the best single-volume guide to Roman and early Christian art. Provides an introduction to the great diversity of artistic styles during the period, and their context.
Preface
1 Introduction
Part I - Images and Power
2 A Visual Culture
3 Art and Imperial Power
Part II - Images and Society
4 Art and Social Life
5 Centre and Periphery
6 Art and Death
Part III - Images and Transformation
7 Art and the Past: Antiquarian Eclecticism
8 Art and Religion
9 The Eurasian Context
Epilogue
10 Art and Culture: Cost, Value, and the Discourse of Art
Afterword: Some Futures of Christian Art
Notes
List of Illustrations
Bibliographic Essay
Timeline
Essay