Decoration and display in Rome's imperial thermae : messages of power and their popular reception at the Baths of Caracalla / Maryl B. Gensheimer.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]Description: xii, 430 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780190614782
- 0190614781
- Caracalla, Emperor of Rome, 188-217 -- Art patronage
- Caracalla, Emperor of Rome, 188-217
- Baths of Caracalla (Rome, Italy)
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- Rome -- Themes, motives
- Decoration and ornament, Roman -- Themes, motives
- Arts and society -- Rome
- Art patronage
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- Themes, motives
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Printed Books | British School at Rome | 618.3.TCA.9 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not For Loan | BSR18110205 |
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--New York University, 2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Across the Roman Empire, ubiquitous archaeological, art historical, and literary evidence attests to the significance of bathing for Romans' routines and relationships. Decoration and Display in Rome's Imperial Thermae presents a detailed analysis of the extensive decoration of the best preserved of these bathing complexes, the Baths of Caracalla (inaugurated 216 CE).
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