Depicting the Dead
Author | : Stine Birk |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : UCSD:31822038771267 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Download or read book Depicting the Dead written by Stine Birk and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores how to read Roman sarcophagi, starting from those adorned with portraits and placing them within a social context; investigates gender values and childhood as reflected in the visual language of sarcophagus reliefs and shows how standardised iconography could be used to construct personal and social memory.