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The Image of Orpheus in Roman Mosaic: An exploration of the figure of Orpheus in Graeco-Roman art and culture with special reference to its expression in the medium of mosaic in late antiquity
Ilona Julia Jesnick
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Preface
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Acknowledgements
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Table of Contents
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Resume
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Introduction
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Part I: Orpheus in Graeco-Roman Culture
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Chapter One: The Story of Orpheus
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Chapter Two: Themes in the Visual Depiction of Orpheus
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Chapter Three: The Scene of Orpheus and the Animals in Greek and Roman Literature
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Chapter Four: Orpheus in the Antique Imagination
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Chapter Five: Orpheus and the Gods
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Part II: The Mosaics
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Chapter Six: The Design and Composition of Orpheus Mosaics
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Chapter Seven: The Design of Compartmental Mosaics
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Chapter Eight: Repertories and Style
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Chapter Nine: The Iconography of the Figure of Orpheus in Mosaic
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Chapter Ten: The Animals
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Chapter Eleven: Pendent and Associated Scenes
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Chapter Twelve: Inscriptions and Locations
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Chapter Thirteen: The Definition and Interpretation of an Orpheus Mosaic
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Conclusion
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Appendix One: The Cataloguing of Mosaics
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Appendix Two: Catalogue of Orpheus Mosaics
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Table: Distribution of Mosaic Types
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List of Illustrations
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Abbreviations
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Bibliography
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Index of Mosaics
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Illustrations
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Published: 1997
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407349824 (ebook)
- 9780860548621 (paperback)
BAR Number: S671