The Art of Roman Britain: New in Paperback

by Henig; MARTIN

• ISBN13: 9780415151368
• ISBN10: 0415151368
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1997-10-29
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

With the help of over 100 illustrations, many of them little known, Martin Henig shows that the art produced in Britannia--particularly in the golden age of Late Antiquity--rivals that of other provinces and deserves comparison with the art of metropolitan Rome. The originality and breadth of Henig's study is shown by its systematic coverage, embracing both the major arts--stone and bronze statuary, wall-painting and mosaics--and such applied arts as jewelery-making, silversmithing, furniture design, figure pottery, figurines and appliques. The author explains how the various workshops were organized, the part played by patronage and the changes that occurred in the fourth century.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations Introduction

The Art of the Celts

Art in the Era of the Conquest

Art and the Roman Army

The Uses of Art in Roman Britain

Natives and Strangers in Roman Britain

Artists and their Patrons

Art in Late Roman Britain

Attitudes to the Art of Roman Britain List of abbreviations

Notes and

References

Bibliography

Glossary

Index

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