Roger Balm

Pictorial Archaeology

Modernity and the Muse of Antiquity

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Produktbeschreibung

The picturing of ancient sites and artifacts to convey information links visual reporting with the workings of the imagination and indicates that the study of antiquity has always had a hybrid identity: part artistic and part scientific.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• Gewicht: 620g
• ISBN-13: 9781032646879
• ISBN-10: 103264687X
• Artikelnr.: 69434170

Autorenporträt

Roger Balm holds a Ph.D. in geography from Rutgers University (New Jersey, USA). He is an independent researcher whose interests focus on the visual record of ancient remains from the Mediterranean islands and Mesoamerica. His published work examines aspects of Western archaeology from the perspective of visual culture.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Antiquity and the Enchanted Eye
2. Picturing the Past
3. Visualizing Time
4. Pictorial Meanings: Avebury and Knossos
5. Pictorial Meanings: Ancient Maya and Ancient Khmer
6. Visual Replication and the Muse
Conclusions