ISBN10: 0521194938, ISBN13: 9780521194938, [publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press] Hardcover XIV, 277 p., ill. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Overall very good and clean. Includes review of the book. - Contents: 1. Precedents for Roman Monumental Civic Fountains -- 2. Innovative Designs: The Flavian Fountains in Rome -- 3. Rome in the Provinces: Monumental Civic Fountains Dedicated to Domitian and Trajan -- 4. Emperors Abroad: Hadrian and Roman Nymphaea in Greece -- 5. Variation and Innovation: Hadrian and Local Elites in Asia Minor -- 6. Severan Emperors and the Return of Imperial Nymphaea to Rome -- 7. Imperial Patronage and Urban Display of Roman Monumental Fountains. - In this book, Brenda Longfellow examines one of the features of Roman Imperial cities, the monumental civic fountain. Built in cities throughout the Roman Empire during the first through third centuries AD, these fountains were imposing in size, frequently adorned with grand sculptures, and often placed in highly trafficked areas. Focusing on those complexes that can be associated with emperors, Dr. Longfellow situates each monument within its urban environment and investigates the edifice as a product of an individual patron and a particular historical and geographical context. She also considers the role of civic patronage in fostering a dialogue between imperial and provincial ...
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ISBN10: 0521194938, ISBN13: 9780521194938, [publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press] Hardcover XIV, 277 p., ill. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Overall very good and clean. Includes review of the book. - Contents: 1. Precedents for Roman Monumental Civic Fountains -- 2. Innovative Designs: The Flavian Fountains in Rome -- 3. Rome in the Provinces: Monumental Civic Fountains Dedicated to Domitian and Trajan -- 4. Emperors Abroad: Hadrian and Roman Nymphaea in Greece -- 5. Variation and Innovation: Hadrian and Local Elites in Asia Minor -- 6. Severan Emperors and the Return of Imperial Nymphaea to Rome -- 7. Imperial Patronage and Urban Display of Roman Monumental Fountains. - In this book, Brenda Longfellow examines one of the features of Roman Imperial cities, the monumental civic fountain. Built in cities throughout the Roman Empire during the first through third centuries AD, these fountains were imposing in size, frequently adorned with grand sculptures, and often placed in highly trafficked areas. Focusing on those complexes that can be associated with emperors, Dr. Longfellow situates each monument within its urban environment and investigates the edifice as a product of an individual patron and a particular historical and geographical context. She also considers the role of civic patronage in fostering a dialogue between imperial and provincial ...
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ISBN10: 0521194938, ISBN13: 9780521194938, [publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr] Hardcover 1st edition. 300 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2010]

Hardback. New. In this book, Brenda Longfellow examines one of the features of Roman Imperial cities, the monumental civic fountain. These fountains were imposing in size, frequently adorned with grand sculptures. Dr Longfellow situates each of these examples within its urban environment and investigates the edifice as a product of an individual patron and a particular historical and geographical context. ISBN 0521194938 9780521194938 [GB]

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2010 Hard cover New. Contains: Line drawings, Halftones. 70 b/w illus. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.

ISBN10: 0521194938, ISBN13: 9780521194938, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Hardcover
[DH, SE, Spain] [Publication Year: 2010]