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Decoration and display in Rome's imperial thermae : messages of power and their popular reception at the Baths of Caracalla
- Title
- Decoration and display in Rome's imperial thermae : messages of power and their popular reception at the Baths of Caracalla / Maryl B. Gensheimer.
- Author
- Gensheimer, Maryl B., 1983-
- Publication
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
- ©2018
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- Description
- xii, 430 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- 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).
- Subjects
- Art and society
- Caracalla, Emperor of Rome, 188-217
- Art and society > Rome
- Baths of Caracalla (Rome, Italy)
- Caracalla, Emperor of Rome, 188-217 > Art patronage
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural > Themes, motives
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural > Rome > Themes, motives
- Decoration and ornament, Roman > Themes, motives
- Rome (Empire)
- Art patronage
- Note
- Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--New York University, 2013.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780190614782
- 0190614781
- LCCN
- 2017054068
- 40028459285
- OCLC
- on1020304912
- 1020304912
- SCSB-9159684
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries