Ancient Rome as a museum : power, identity, and the culture of collecting /
Rutledge, Steven H., 1963-
Ancient Rome as a museum : power, identity, and the culture of collecting / Steven H. Rutledge. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - xxiv, 395 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation . - Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-337) and indexes.
Introduction: museums and muses -- Collecting and acquisition -- Viewing, appreciating, understanding -- Displaying domination: spoils, war commemoratives, and competition -- Constructing social identity: pietas, women and the Roman house -- The monster and the map -- Imperial collections and the narrative of the Princeps -- Access and upkeep.
9780199573233 (hbk. : alk. paper) RM457.34 0199573239 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Art objects--Collectors and collecting--Rome.
National characteristics, Roman.
Rome--Civilization.
Ancient Rome as a museum : power, identity, and the culture of collecting / Steven H. Rutledge. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - xxiv, 395 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation . - Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-337) and indexes.
Introduction: museums and muses -- Collecting and acquisition -- Viewing, appreciating, understanding -- Displaying domination: spoils, war commemoratives, and competition -- Constructing social identity: pietas, women and the Roman house -- The monster and the map -- Imperial collections and the narrative of the Princeps -- Access and upkeep.
9780199573233 (hbk. : alk. paper) RM457.34 0199573239 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Art objects--Collectors and collecting--Rome.
National characteristics, Roman.
Rome--Civilization.