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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 1997 © BAR Publishing
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  • BAR pre-2020
  • BAR International Series pre-2020
ISBN(s)
  • 9781407349824 (ebook)
  • 9780860548621 (paperback)
BAR Number
  • S671
Subject
  • Roman
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Late Antiquity and Byzantium
  • Africa
  • Epigraphy / Ancient and Medieval Texts / Papyri
  • Classical and Hellenistic
  • Ritual / Religion / Temples
  • Mediterranean
  • Levant / Near East
  • Art / Sculpture / Gems / Seals
  • Western Europe and Britain
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  • Table of Contents

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  • Front Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Table of Contents
  • Resume
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Orpheus in Graeco-Roman Culture
  • Chapter One: The Story of Orpheus
  • Chapter Two: Themes in the Visual Depiction of Orpheus
  • Chapter Three: The Scene of Orpheus and the Animals in Greek and Roman Literature
  • Chapter Four: Orpheus in the Antique Imagination
  • Chapter Five: Orpheus and the Gods
  • Part II: The Mosaics
  • Chapter Six: The Design and Composition of Orpheus Mosaics
  • Chapter Seven: The Design of Compartmental Mosaics
  • Chapter Eight: Repertories and Style
  • Chapter Nine: The Iconography of the Figure of Orpheus in Mosaic
  • Chapter Ten: The Animals
  • Chapter Eleven: Pendent and Associated Scenes
  • Chapter Twelve: Inscriptions and Locations
  • Chapter Thirteen: The Definition and Interpretation of an Orpheus Mosaic
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix One: The Cataloguing of Mosaics
  • Appendix Two: Catalogue of Orpheus Mosaics
  • List of Illustrations
  • Table: Distribution of Mosaic Types
  • Abbreviations
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Mosaics
  • Illustrations
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