Download or read book A Roman Silver Relief written by Christine Alexander and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Greek and Roman Gold and Silver Plate written by D.E. Strong and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-08-28 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greek and Roman Gold and Silver Plate (1966) examines the history of ancient plate in the period from the Bronze Age to the fifth century A.D. It describes in detail the development of gold and silver plate throughout this long period, and looks at the civilizations where this complicated craft flourished.

Download or read book Hammering Techniques in Greek and Roman Jewellery and Toreutics written by Treister and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the development of hammering techniques in Greek, Roman and related (e.g. Graeco-Scythian) jewellery and toreutics based on the analysis of ancient tools used for manufacture of hammered metalwork, primarily punches and matrices with figural designs, and actual finds of metalwork and jewellery. The book offers essays on metalworkers' tools from Mycenean Greece until the Late Roman Period. It includes chapters on different categories of hammered metalwork in the corresponding periods and Excursus about particular matrices or punches and hoards of toreutics. Bringing together the tools of metalworkers and actual objects manufactured with them opens new perspectives on chronological and cultural attribution of ancient jewellery and toreutics and illuminates the role of mass production and artistic creativity in ancient history. The book is illustrated with 133 photographs.

Download or read book The Berthouville Silver Treasure and Roman Luxury written by Kenneth Lapatin and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1830 a farmer plowing a field near the village of Berthouville in Normandy, France, discovered a trove of ancient Roman silver objects weighing some 55 pounds (25 kilograms). The Berthouville treasure, as the find came to be known, includes two statuettes representing the Gallo-Roman god Mercury and approximately sixty vessels—bowls, cups, pitchers, and plates, many of which bear votive inscriptions—along with dozens of smaller components and fragments. Dedicated to Mercury by various individuals, the treasure, including some of the finest ancient Roman silver to survive, fortunately escaped being melted down. It was acquired by the Cabinet des médailles et antiques of the Bibliothèque Royale (now the Département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques of the Bibliothèque nationale de France), where it was displayed until late 2010, when it was brought in its entirety to the Getty Villa together with four large, late antique silver plates, each with its own colorful history, for comprehensive conservation treatment. This sumptuously illustrated volume is published to accompany an exhibition of the same name, opening at the Getty Villa on November 18, 2014. It presents the highlights of the treasure and other Roman luxury arts from the holdings of the Cabinet des médailles—including precious gems, jewelry, gold coins, and colored marbles—and contextualizes them in a series of elucidating essays.

Download or read book Gold Silver and Bronze written by Jennifer Montagu and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the exquisite metal sculpture of the Roman baroque Roman baroque sculpture is usually thought of in terms of large-scale statues in marble and bronze, tombs, or portrait busts. Smaller bronze statuettes are often overlooked, and the extensive production of sculptural silver—much of which is now lost but can be studied from drawings—is frequently omitted from the histories of art. In this book, Jennifer Montagu enriches our understanding of the sculpture of the period by investigating the bronzes that adorn the great tabernacles of Roman churches; gilded silver, both secular and ecclesiastical; elaborately embossed display dishes; and the production of medals. Concentrating on selected pieces by such master sculptors as Bernini and leading metal-workers such as Giovanni Giardini, Montagu examines the often tortuous relationship between patrons and artists and elucidates the relationship between those who provided the drawings or models and the craftsmen who executed the finished sculptures.

Download or read book A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities written by William Smith and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 1072 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Glimpses of Roman Culture written by Frederik Poulsen and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on 1950 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Roman Sarcophagi in the Metropolitan Museum of Art written by Anna Marguerite McCann and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1978 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Revival Raphael 1948 written by Oskar Fichel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-17 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The famous Italian artist Raphael's illustrations, drawings and portraits, shown in this book of plates by Oskar Fichnel.

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Download or read book Greek and Roman Technology A Sourcebook written by Andrew N. Sherwood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-10-04 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume the authors translate and annotate key passages from ancient authors to provide a history and an analysis of the origins and development of technology. Among the topics covered are: * energy * basic mechanical devices * agriculture * food processing and diet * mining and metallurgy * construction and hydraulic engineering * household industry * transport and trade * military technology. The sourcebook presents 150 ancient authors and a diverse range of literary genres, such as, the encyclopedic Natural Histories of Pliny the Elder, the poetry of Homer and Hesiod, the philosophy of Plato, Aristotle and Lucretius and the agricultural treatise of Varro. Humphrey, Oleson and Sherwood provide a comprehensive and accessible collection of rich and varied sources to illustrate and elucidate the beginnings of technology. Glossaries of technological terminology, indices of authors and subjects, introductions outlining the general significance of the evidence, notes to explain the specific details, and a recent bibliography make this volume a valuable research and teaching tool.

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Download or read book Cook s Tourist Handbook for Southern Italy including Rome and Sicily written by Thomas Cook (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: