Overview

This, the tenth fascicule in the British section of the international series Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani, concerns Roman sculpture from south-east England. Over 200 individual items are catalogued, from the counties of Kent, Surrey and Hertfordshire, as well as from Greater London. For the first time in the British CSIR series, this fascicule contains a comprehensive study of the types and sources of the stone. Nearly every item was examined visually by an archaeological petrologist, Dr Kevin Haywood, and approaching half in thin-section. It emerges that in the early Roman period sculptors in Kent used stone quarried in northern France rather than Britain, so demonstrating the importance of cross-Channel connections in the formative years of the province of Britannia.

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Author:   Penny Coombe (Roman sculptural art researcher, and former Civil Servant) ,  Martin Henig (Honorary Visiting Professor, Institute of Archaeology, University College London) ,  Francis Grew (Senior Curator (Archaeology), Manager of the Archaeological Archive and Research Centre, Museum of London) ,  Kevin Hayward (Building Materials Specialist, Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.80cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.154kg
ISBN:  

9780197265710

ISBN 10:   0197265715
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   16 April 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION TYPES AND SOURCES OF STONE GLOSSARY OF GEOLOGICAL TERMS CATALOGUE I: Marble II: Other Stone III: Bronzes APPENDIX Simon Perna: Cinerary urns in coloured Egyptian stone GLOSSARY OF SCULPTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL TERMS

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With its handy indexes, clear glossaries, high-quality plates, robust entries, and ample bibliography, Roman Sculpture from London and the South-East is a superb research tool for those investigating either Roman art or Roman Britain. * Lucia Marchini, Minerva * an excellent and essential piece of work. The images alone make it an invaluable companion to all other works on Roman Britain, brilliantly illustrating the artistic, religious and funerary visual world of the period. It also usefully assembles material, enabling a rapid appreciation of the diversity of artistic forms. The final fascicule - and any update of previously covered areas - is eagerly awaited, in the hope that it will follow the superb lead set here. * Ben Croxford, Antiquity *

With its handy indexes, clear glossaries, high-quality plates, robust entries, and ample bibliography, Roman Sculpture from London and the South-East is a superb research tool for those investigating either Roman art or Roman Britain. Lucia Marchini, Minerva

an excellent and essential piece of work. The images alone make it an invaluable companion to all other works on Roman Britain, brilliantly illustrating the artistic, religious and funerary visual world of the period. It also usefully assembles material, enabling a rapid appreciation of the diversity of artistic forms. The final fascicule - and any update of previously covered areas - is eagerly awaited, in the hope that it will follow the superb lead set here. * Ben Croxford, Antiquity * With its handy indexes, clear glossaries, high-quality plates, robust entries, and ample bibliography, Roman Sculpture from London and the South-East is a superb research tool for those investigating either Roman art or Roman Britain. * Lucia Marchini, Minerva *

With its handy indexes, clear glossaries, high-quality plates, robust entries, and ample bibliography, Roman Sculpture from London and the South-East is a superb research tool for those investigating either Roman art or Roman Britain. Lucia Marchini, Minerva an excellent and essential piece of work. The images alone make it an invaluable companion to all other works on Roman Britain, brilliantly illustrating the artistic, religious and funerary visual world of the period. It also usefully assembles material, enabling a rapid appreciation of the diversity of artistic forms. The final fascicule - and any update of previously covered areas - is eagerly awaited, in the hope that it will follow the superb lead set here. Ben Croxford, Antiquity

Author Information

Penny Coombe Martin Henig is Honorary Visiting Professor at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. Frances Grew is Senior Curator (Archaeology) and Manager of the Archaeological Archive and Research Centre, Museum of London. Kevin Hayward is Building Materials Specialist, Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd.

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