The Column of Marcus Aurelius the genesis & meaning of a Roman imperial monument / Martin Beckmann.

Author/creator Beckmann, Martin, 1971-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press,
Descriptionix, 248 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Subjects
Column of Marcus Aurelius (Rome, Italy)
Column of Marcus Aurelius (Rome, Italy)--History.
Relief (Sculpture), Ancient--Italy. --Rome.
Friezes--Italy. --Rome.
Monuments--Social aspects. --Rome. --History.
Monuments--Political aspects. --Rome. --History.
Imperialism--Social aspects. --Rome. --History.
Rome (Italy)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Rome--History. --Marcus Aurelius, 161-180.
Rome--History. --Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.

SeriesStudies in the history of Greece and Rome
Contents The date and purpose of the column -- The dust of northern warfare : choice of location -- Form & function -- Planning & construction -- The frieze : concept & draft -- Carving the frieze -- The frieze as history -- The frieze as art -- Viewing the column -- Epilogue : the columns of Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and Arcadius.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 233-242) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010047523
ISBN9780807834619 (cloth: alk. paper)

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