Architectures of the Roman World by Niccolo Mugnai
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Architectures of the Roman World


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This edited volume collects the proceedings of an international workshop held at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. It engages with Roman-period architecture outside Rome and the Italian peninsula, looking at the regions that formed part of the Roman Empire over a broad time frame: second century BCE - third century CE. Moving beyond traditional views of 'Roman provincial architecture', the aim is to highlight the multi- faceted features of these architectures, their function, impact and significance within the local cultures, and the dynamic relationship between periphery and centre. Architecture is intended in the broad sense of the term, encompassing the buildings' technological components as well as their ornamental and epigraphic apparatuses, and including a range of edifices that are not limited to public monuments or elite residences. The geographic framework under examination is a broad one; along with well-documented areas of the ancient Mediterranean, attention is also paid to the territories of north-west Europe, which have been often overlooked, or have been only briefly commented upon, even in the more recent scholarship.

The discussion focuses on a series of interrelated themes that are frequently used in an uncritical way in past (and recent) studies and are now calling for a more exhaustive appraisal. Contributions to this book come from a group of international, established and early career researchers. Authors offer a range of innovative essays drawing upon their current research, in which they challenge old-fashioned assumptions and offer critical reassessments and new ideas. This is meant to give reinvigorated impetus to the scholarly debate on the role and influence of ancient architectures beyond the centre of Empire. The volume has a strong interdisciplinary character that reflects the authors' diverse expertise in the fields of archaeology, architecture, ancient history, art and architectural history.

Fourteen papers are subdivided into three thematic parts. Spread of models, ideas, and technologies engages with the term of 'architectural models' frequently cited in the literature, although rarely does one find attempts to explain how these might have been established, used, and transmitted in the Roman world. Questions are asked about these practical issues as well as matters related to the diffusion of technologies and, in a less physical form, ideas. 'Setting agency in motion, from conception to function looks at architecture as the outcome of a process where the patrons, designers, workforce, and ultimately users all played their part. These steps of the construction and use of buildings are investigated, emphasizing the role of the local architectures within the respective technological, economic, historical, and socio-political contexts. Reception, impact, and perception deals with the range of expected and unexpected responses that buildings and their urban settings might have generated within the local communities. The visual impact of monuments contributed to shaping and altering cityscapes, often as part of a vibrant interplay between 'old' and 'new' architectural forms, whose adoption, adaptation, and significance are explored here.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781789259940
  • Publisher: Oxbow Books
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Models, Agency, Reception
  • Width: 216 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1789259940
  • Publisher Date: 31 Jul 2023
  • Height: 279 mm
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Weight: 964 gr


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