The Art of Roman Britain

by Martin Henig

• ISBN13: 9780472106813
• ISBN10: 0472106813
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

With the help of over 100 illustrations, many of them little known, Dr Henig shows that the art produced in Britannia - particularly in the golden age of Late Antiquity - not only rivals that of other provinces but deserves comparison with the art of metropolitan Rome. After showing how a distinctive style emerged from the fusion of the Celtic and Roman traditions, he details the vital part played by art in the daily life of both the army and the civilian population. He also distinguishes carefully between the work of foreign artists in Britain, Romano-British and Romano-Gaulish provincial art (as well as other provincial styles) and the native British work of the period.

Author Biography

Martin Henig is a Research Associate at the Institute of Archaeology in Oxford.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	p. 6
Introduction	p. 9
The Art of the Celts	p. 13
Art in the Era of the Conquest	p. 24
Art and the Roman Army	p. 42
The Uses of Art in Roman Britain	p. 58
Natives and Strangers in Roman Britain	p. 79
Artists and their Patrons	p. 106
Art in Late Roman Britain	p. 138
Attitudes to the Art of Roman Britain	p. 174
List of abbreviations	p. 190
Notes and References	p. 191
Bibliography	p. 204
Glossary	p. 213
Index	p. 215
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