Visual power in ancient Greece and Rome : between art and social reality / Tonio Hölscher.
Visual power in ancient Greece and Rome : between art and social reality / Tonio Hölscher.
Visual power in ancient Greece and Rome : between art and social reality / Tonio Hölscher.
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Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
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G 2018/4691
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Language
English
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Physical content
xviii, 395 pages ; 27 cm.
Content type
text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction. visuality and viewing in ancient Greece and Rome -- Space, action and images -- Time, memory and images -- Person, identity and images -- The dignity of reality -- Representation -- Decor.
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
"Visual culture was an essential part of ancient social, religious, and political life. Societies were to a high degree based on civic presence in which appearance and experience of beings and things was of paramount importance. In Visual Power in Ancient Greece and Rome, Tonio Hölscher explores the fundamental phenomena of Greek and Roman visual...
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Visual power in ancient Greece and Rome : between art and social reality / Tonio Hölscher.
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Sather classcial lectures ; volume 73
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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G 2018/4691
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74VKVkGjjWR3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVkGjjWR3
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ISBN
0520294947 paperback ; alkaline paper
9780520294936 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0520294939 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780520294943 paperback ; alkaline paper
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938
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991024183228302626
