The Architectural Ornament of Diocletian's Palace at Split
The Architectural Ornament of Diocletian's Palace at Split

Author: Sheila McNally

Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13:

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A magnificent treasure house for a study in decoration, no other extant Roman monument has such rich examples of ornament from a single building campaign. McNally grabs the opportunity to consider the functions of rare fragments in situ to find a grand decorative scheme and a relationship with structure. This should also provide fixed points of comparison for other buildings at a defined period (early fourth century). Appendix dealing with the frieze inside the mausoleum, and the coffers of the Temple of jupiter.

Neglected Architectural Decoration from the Late Antique City
Neglected Architectural Decoration from the Late Antique City

Author: Solinda Kamani

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-10-20

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9004520597

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This book examines neglected architectural decoration from the late antique city of the East Mediterranean. It addresses the omission in scholarship of discussion about the embellishment of non-monumental secular buildings (public porticoes, small public baths, shops/workshops, and non-elite houses). The finishing of these structures has been overlooked at the expense of more lofty buildings and remains one of the least known aspects of the late antique city. The author surveys the archaeological evidence for decoration in the region, with the maritime sites of Ostia and Ephesus selected as case studies. Drawing upon archaeological, written, and visual sources, it attempts to reconstruct how such buildings appeared to late antique viewers and investigates why they were decorated as they were.

From Concept to Monument: Time and Costs of Construction in the Ancient World
From Concept to Monument: Time and Costs of Construction in the Ancient World

Author: Simon J. Barker

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published: 2023-07-13

Total Pages: 445

ISBN-13: 178969423X

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21 papers focus on modelling the costs of construction over the course of 2,500 years, from Bronze Age Greece to the early Middle Ages. They discuss both broader issues of methodology and particular case studies, with particular attention to the exploitation of raw materials (e.g. quarries), transport, and construction processes on building sites.