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OverviewEvery society builds, and many, if not all, utilize architectural structures as markers to define place, patron, or experience. Often we consider these architectural markers as ""monuments"" or ""monumental"" buildings. Ancient Rome, in particular, is a society recognized for the monumentality of its buildings. While few would deny that the term ""monumental"" is appropriate for ancient Roman architecture, the nature of this characterization and its development in pre-Roman Italy is rarely considered carefully. What is ""monumental"" about Etruscan and early Roman architecture? Delving into the crucial period before the zenith of Imperial Roman building, Monumentality in Etruscan and Early Roman Architecture addresses such questions as, ""What factors drove the emergence of scale as a defining element of ancient Italian architecture?"" and ""How did monumentality arise as a key feature of Roman architecture?"" Contributors Elizabeth Colantoni, Anthony Tuck, Nancy A. Winter, P. Gregory Warden, John N. Hopkins, Penelope J. E. Davies, and Ingrid Edlund-Berry reflect on the ways in which ancient Etruscans and Romans utilized the concepts of commemoration, durability, and visibility to achieve monumentality. The editors' preface and introduction underscore the notion of architectural evolution toward monumentality as being connected to the changing social and political strategies of the ruling elites. By also considering technical components, this collection emphasizes the development and the ideological significance of Etruscan and early Roman monumentality from a variety of viewpoints and disciplines. The result is a broad range of interpretations celebrating both ancient and modern perspectives. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael L. Thomas , Gretchen E. Meyers , Ingrid E. M. Edlund-BerryPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780292756816ISBN 10: 029275681 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 01 November 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface (Michael L. Thomas) Acknowledgments Note on Abbreviations 1. Introduction: The Experience of Monumentality in Etruscan and Early Roman Architecture (Gretchen E. Meyers) 2. Straw to Stone, Huts to Houses: Transitions in Building Practices and Society in Protohistoric Latium (Elizabeth Colantoni) 3. The Performance of Death: Monumentality, Burial Practice, and Community Identity in Central Italy’s Urbanizing Period (Anthony Tuck) 4. Monumentalization of the Etruscan Round Moulding in Sixth-Century BCE Central Italy (Nancy A. Winter) 5. Monumental Embodiment: Somatic Symbolism and the Tuscan Temple (P. Gregory Warden) 6. The Capitoline Temple and the Effects of Monumentality on Roman Temple Design (John N. Hopkins) 7. On the Introduction of Stone Entablatures in Republican Temples in Rome (Penelope J. E. Davies) Afterword: Reflections (Ingrid E. M. Edlund-Berry) About the Contributors IndexReviewsOn relèvera à cet égard que les développements d’E. Colantoni sur les mutations architecturales observées dans le Latium protohistorique et auprès de certaines peuplades américaines et africaines apportent quelques éléments de comparaison inattendus et fort utiles. * Museum Helveticum * On relèvera à cet égard que les développements d’E. Colantoni sur les mutations architecturales observées dans le Latium protohistorique et auprès de certaines peuplades américaines et africaines apportent quelques éléments de comparaison inattendus et fort utiles.--Jean-Robert Gisler Museum Helveticum (12/12/2013) On relevera a cet egard que les developpements d'E. Colantoni sur les mutations architecturales observees dans le Latium protohistorique et aupres de certaines peuplades americaines et africaines apportent quelques elements de comparaison inattendus et fort utiles. Museum Helveticum On relevera a cet egard que les developpements d'E. Colantoni sur les mutations architecturales observees dans le Latium protohistorique et aupres de certaines peuplades americaines et africaines apportent quelques elements de comparaison inattendus et fort utiles. * Museum Helveticum * Author InformationMichael L. Thomas is Director of the recently launched Center for the Study of Ancient Italy at the University of Texas at Austin. He has excavated in Italy for seventeen years, and he currently codirects two archaeological projects there. Gretchen E. Meyers is Assistant Professor of Classics at Franklin and Marshall College. A scholar of Etruscan archaeology and culture, she has authored articles on architecture, roofing tiles, and textile production and serves as Director of Materials at the Etruscan site of Poggio Colla. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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