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.
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For anyone accustomed to the traditions of Classical and Hellenistic art, the dissolution of natural forms must imply a retreat from reality. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
marine thiasos, military tombstones, acanthus ornament, insular art, riverside wall, opus sectile, second legion, mosaic art, legionary fortress, bronze figurine, female bust, client kingdom, engraved gems Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Roman Britain, British Museum, Iron Age, Late Antique, Institute of Archaeology, Low Ham, Hinton St Mary, Robert Wilkins, Ara Pacis, Water Newton, Jocelyn Toynbee, South Shields, Traprain Law, Colt Hoare, Risley Park, Roger Ling, Ashmolean Museum, City of London, Corinian Orpheus, Graham Webster, Murrell Hill, Roman Empire, Sutton Hoo, Vergilius Romanus, Antonine Wall New!
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For anyone accustomed to the traditions of Classical and Hellenistic art, the dissolution of natural forms must imply a retreat from reality. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
marine thiasos, military tombstones, acanthus ornament, insular art, riverside wall, opus sectile, second legion, mosaic art, legionary fortress, bronze figurine, female bust, client kingdom, engraved gems Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Roman Britain, British Museum, Iron Age, Late Antique, Institute of Archaeology, Low Ham, Hinton St Mary, Robert Wilkins, Ara Pacis, Water Newton, Jocelyn Toynbee, South Shields, Traprain Law, Colt Hoare, Risley Park, Roger Ling, Ashmolean Museum, City of London, Corinian Orpheus, Graham Webster, Murrell Hill, Roman Empire, Sutton Hoo, Vergilius Romanus, Antonine Wall New!
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- Roman Britain: A Sourcebook (Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World) by Stanley Ireland on 8 pages
- Roman Britain, Second Edition by T. W. Potter on 7 pages
- Roman Britain by R.G. Collingwood on 6 pages
- Roman Britain (BBC Fact Finders) by Jenny Hall on 4 pages
- The Museum: Behind the Scenes at the British Museum by Rupert Smith on page 100, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Roman Housing (Duckworth Archaeology) by Simon P. Ellis in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Roman Britain (Blackwell Classic Histories of England) by Malcolm Todd in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Archaeology and Ancient History: Breaking Down the Boundaries by Eberhard W. Sauer on page 143, and page 149
- Religion in Late Roman Britain: Forces of Change by Dorothy Watts in Back Matter
- An Archaeology of Images: Iconology and Cosmology in Iron Age and Roman Europe by Miranda Aldhouse Green in Back Matter
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