Domesticating Empire. Egyptian Landscapes in Pompeian Gardens - Caitlín Eilís Barrett
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- Anno Edizione:
- 2019
- Argomento:
- Pompeianistica, archeologia e storia della Campania antica
- ISBN:
- 9780190641351
Descrizione:
f.to 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches , 472 pages , 100 images, with 23 in color
Proposes a new interpretation of the functions and meanings of "Nilotic scenes" and "Aegyptiaca" in Roman visual culture
Offers innovative applications of contemporary sociological, anthropological, and archaeological theory to material more often studied from a culture-historical perspective
Contextualizes Egyptian or Egyptian-style material culture from Roman domestic settings, specifically "Aegyptiaca" from Roman households