| Size Matters: Understanding Monumentality Across Ancient Civilizations Contributor(s): Buccellati, Federico (Editor), Hageneuer, Sebastian (Editor), Heyden, Sylva Van Der (Editor) |
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ISBN: 383764538X ISBN-13: 9783837645385 Publisher: Transcript Publishing OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - History | Social History - History | Ancient - General |
| Series: Histoire |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.7" W x 8.8" (1.20 lbs) 380 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When talking about monuments, size undeniably matters - or does it? But how else can we measure monumentality? Bringing together researchers from various fields such as archaeology, museology, history, sociology, Mesoamerican studies, and art history, this book discusses terminological and methodological approaches in both theoretical contributions and various case studies. While focusing on architectural aspects, this volume also discusses the social meaning of monuments, the role of forced and free labor, as well as textual or inscriptual monumentality. The result is a modern interdisciplinary take on an important concept which is notoriously difficult to define. |