The eloquence of appropriation
Subtitle: prolegomena to an understanding of spolia in early Christian Rome
By: by Maria Fabricius Hansen.
Series: Analecta Romana Instituti Danici.; 33
Publisher: L'Erma di Bretschneider; L'Erma Di Bretschneider
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
Subjects: Architecture, Early Christian -- Italy -- Rome.; Building materials -- Recycling -- Italy -- Rome.; Architecture, Roman -- Italy -- Rome.; Buildings -- Remodeling for other use -- Italy -- Rome.
Description: The reuse of buildings and building materials from Roman antiquities into Christian Rome architecture, illustrated in cornices, pavement mosaics, columns and buildings.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-316) and indexes.