Details

Subject(s)

• Art, Classical [Browse]
• Pliny the Elder—Naturalis historia [Browse]

Series

• Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation. [More in this series]
• Oxford scholarship online. [More in this series]

Summary note

This title argues that Pliny's encyclopaedic "Natural History" offers a sophisticated account of the world as empire, in which art can be used to expound a Roman imperial agenda. This text considers how the medium affects Pliny's presentation and uses of art in this context.

Notes

• Formerly CIP.
• Previously issued in print: 2003.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages [184]-191) and indexes.

Source of description

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

Language note

English

Contents

Contents; List of Colour Plates; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; 1. In Search of the Invisible Man; 2. The Strategies of Encyclopaedism; 3. Representing Empire: Monuments and the Creation of Roman Space; 4. The Problem of Totality: Collecting Greek Art, Wonders, and Luxury; 5. The Artifice of Nature; 6. Imaging Memory; 7. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Index Locorum

ISBN

• 1-383-04010-9
• 1-280-75834-1
• 0-19-153177-4
• 0-19-151409-8

OCLC

• 476260092
• 1406786993

Doi

• 10.1093/oso/9780199259137.001.0001

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