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Deliciae fictiles. V, Networks and workshops : architectural terracottas and decorative roof systems in Italy and beyond : proceedings of the fifth international conference held at the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvuitelli" and the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, March 15-17, 2018 by Patricia Lulof (editor), Ilaria Manzini (editor), Carlo Rescigno (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Temples are the most prestigious buildings in the urban landscape of ancient Italy, emerging within a network of centres of the then-known Mediterranean world. Notwithstanding the fragmentary condition of the buildings’ remains, these monuments – and especially their richly decorated roofs – are crucial sources of information on the constitution of political, social and craft identities, acting as agents in displaying the meaning of images. The subject of this volume is thematic and includes material from the Eastern Mediterranean (including Greece and Turkey). Contributors discuss the network between patron elites and specialized craft communities that were responsible for the sophisticated terracotta decoration of temples in Italy between 600 and 100 BC, focusing on the mobility of craft people and craft traditions and techniques, asking how images, iconographies, practices and materials can be used to explain the organization of ancient production, distribution and consumption. Special attention has been given to relations with the Eastern Mediterranean (Greece and Anatolia). Investigating craft communities, workshop organizations and networks has never been thoroughly undertake

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Author

Patricia Lulof (editor), Ilaria Manzini (editor), Carlo Rescigno (editor)

Publisher

Oxbow Books, Limited

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781789253139

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Architecture, Art