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The mirror of Venus : women in Roman art / Iain Ferris.
- Title
- The mirror of Venus : women in Roman art / Iain Ferris.
- Author
- Ferris, I. M. (Iain M.)
- Publication
- Gloucestershire : Amberley Publishing, 2015.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | N5763 .F47 2015 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 255 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- This is the first general book to present a coherent, broad analysis of the numerous images of women in Roman art and to interpret their meaning and significance, all set against the broader geographical, chronological, political, religious and cultural context of the world of the Roman republic and empire and of Late Antiquity. Images of mortal women - empresses and other female members of the imperial family, elite women from around the empire, and working women from Rome, Ostia, Pompeii and elsewhere - are analysed alongside images of goddesses and personifications of complex mythological figures such as Amazons. This book examines images of women in the form of sculptures and coins, historical friezes and decorated tombstones, mosaics and wall paintings, metalwork and many decorated everyday items.
- Alternative Title
- Women in Roman art
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-238) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Image and reality -- Power and the imperial woman -- Public and private identities -- A fine and private place -- The dignity of labour -- Performance -- The male gaze -- Reality and image -- Notes -- Bibliography -- List of images -- Index.
- ISBN
- 9781445633725
- 1445633728
- OCLC
- 941070235
- SCSB-10474784
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library