Size Matters - Understanding Monumentality Across Ancient Civilizations
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 methodolo...
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Định dạng: | Điện tử Chương của sách |
Ngôn ngữ: | Tiếng Anh |
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Bielefeld
transcript Verlag
2019
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Loạt: | Histoire
146 |
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Truy cập trực tuyến: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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Tóm tắt: | 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 labour, as well as textual monumentality. The result is a modern interdisciplinary take on an important concept which is notoriously difficult to define. 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 labour, as well as textual monumentality. The result is a modern interdisciplinary take on an important concept which is notoriously difficult to define. |
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Mô tả vật lý: | 1 electronic resource (350 p.) |
số ISBN: | 9783839445389 9783837645385 |
Truy cập: | Open Access |