The Column of Marcus Aurelius: The Genesis and Meaning of a Roman Imperial Monument (Studies in the History of Greece and Rome) (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for The Column of Marcus Aurelius One of the most important monuments of Imperial Rome and at the same time one of the most poorly understood, the Column of Marcus Aurelius has long stood in the shadow of the Column of Trajan. In "The Column of Marcus Aurelius," Martin Beckmann makes a thorough study of the form, content, and meaning of this infrequently studied monument. Beckmann employs a new approach to the column, one that foc...
Full description- Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
- Published: 27 June 2011
- Format: Hardback 288 pages
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- Categories: Memorials, Monuments | History Of Architecture | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation
- ISBN 13: 9780807834619 ISBN 10: 0807834610
- Sales rank: 530,009
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Full description for The Column of Marcus Aurelius
One of the most important monuments of Imperial Rome and at the same time one of the most poorly understood, the Column of Marcus Aurelius has long stood in the shadow of the Column of Trajan. In "The Column of Marcus Aurelius," Martin Beckmann makes a thorough study of the form, content, and meaning of this infrequently studied monument. Beckmann employs a new approach to the column, one that focuses on the process of its creation and construction, to uncover the cultural significance of the column to the Romans of the late second century A.D. Using clues from ancient sources and from the monument itself, this book traces the creative process step by step from the first decision to build the monument through the processes of planning and construction to the final carving of the column's relief decoration. The conclusions challenge many of the widely held assumptions about the value of the column's 700-foot-long frieze as a historical source. By reconstructing the creative process of the column's sculpture, Beckmann opens up numerous new paths of analysis not only to the Column of Marcus Aurelius but to Roman imperial art and architecture in general.
