Neglected architectural decoration from the late antique city : : public porticoes, small baths, shops/workshops, and 'middle class' houses in the East Mediterranean / / Solinda Kamani.

"This book examines neglected architectural decoration from the late antique city of the East Mediterranean. It addresses the omission in scholarship of discussion about the embellishment of non-monumental secular buildings (public porticoes, small public baths, shops/workshops, and non-elite h...

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Superior document:Late antique archaeology. Supplementary series ; volume 7
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Late antique archaeology. Supplementary series ; volume 7.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages).
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Summary:"This book examines neglected architectural decoration from the late antique city of the East Mediterranean. It addresses the omission in scholarship of discussion about the embellishment of non-monumental secular buildings (public porticoes, small public baths, shops/workshops, and non-elite houses). The finishing of these structures has been overlooked at the expense of more lofty buildings and remains one of the least known aspects of the late antique city. The book surveys the archaeological evidence for decoration in the region, with the maritime sites of Ostia and Ephesus selected as case studies. Drawing upon archaeological, written, and visual sources, it attempts to reconstruct how such buildings appeared to late antique viewers and investigates why they were decorated as they were"--
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9004520597
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Solinda Kamani.