The mosaics of Roman Crete [electronic resource] : art, archaeology and social change / Rebecca J. Sweetman.
2013
NA3770 .S94 2013
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Title
The mosaics of Roman Crete [electronic resource] : art, archaeology and social change / Rebecca J. Sweetman.
Author
Sweetman, Rebecca J.
ISBN
9781107018402
9781107347823 (electronic book)
9781107347823 (electronic book)
Publication Details
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Language
English
Description
xxii, 378 p. : ill., maps, plans.
Call Number
NA3770 .S94 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
738.50939/18
Summary
"This book examines the rich corpus of mosaics created in Crete during the Roman and Late Antique eras. It provides essential information on the style, iconography, and chronology of the material, as well as discussion of the craftspeople who created them and the technologies they used. The contextualized mosaic evidence also reveals a new understanding of Roman and Late Antique Crete. It helps shed light on the processes by which Crete became part of the Roman Empire, its subsequent Christianization, and the pivotal role the island played in the Mediterranean network of societies during these periods. This book provides an original approach to the study of mosaics and an innovative method of presenting a diachronic view of provincial Cretan society"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. The archaeology of Crete; 3. Iconography of Cretan mosaics; 4. Date and distribution; 5. Urban and architectural contexts; 6. Mosaics of Crete: craftspeople, technology, and workshops; 7. The provincial view, globalization, and Christianization.