Title & Author:

Roman art in the private sphere : new perspectives on the architecture and decor of the domus, villa, and insula / edited by Elaine K. Gazda ; assisted by Anne E. Haeckl.

Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©1991.

Description:

156 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Substantially enlarged and revised papers originally presented at the meeting of the College Art Association of America in Boston in Feb. 1987.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-156).
The Pompeian atrium house in theory and in practice / by Eugene Dwyer -- Painted perspectives of a villa visit / by Bettina Bergmann -- Sculptural collecting and display in the private realm / by Elizabeth Bartman -- The decor of the house of Jupiter and Ganymede at Ostia Antica / by John R. Clarke -- Signs of privilege and pleasure / by Christine Kondoleon -- Power, architecture, and decor / by Simon P. Ellis.

Summary:

"This book presents an impressive case for the social and art historical importance of the paintings, mosaics, and sculptures that filled the private houses of the Roman elite". -- Publisher.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

047210196X (alk. paper)
9780472101962 (alk. paper)
0472083147 (pbk.)
9780472083145 (pbk.)

Subject:

Art, Roman.
Interior architecture Rome.
Interior decoration Rome.
Dwellings Rome.
Art, Roman Rome.
Art romain Rome.
Architecture intérieure Rome.
Décoration intérieure Rome.
Habitations Rome.
Art romain.
Dwellings.
Interior architecture.
Interior decoration.
Beeldende kunsten.
Persoonlijke levenssfeer.
Interieurkunst.
Romeinse oudheid.
Architecture domestique Rome.
Peinture et décoration murales romaines.
Mosaïque romaine.
Architecture romaine Congrès.
Villas romaines Congrès.
Architecture intérieure Rome Congrès.
Rome (Empire)

Added entries:

Gazda, Elaine K., 1943-
Haeckl, Anne E.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 67674
Call No.: ID PLS; ID:91-B3351
Status: Available