Destinations in mind : portraying places on the Roman Empire's souvenirs /

Destinations in mind : portraying places on the Roman Empire's souvenirs /

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Author / Creator:	Cassibry, Kimberly, author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Description:	xvii, 278 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Souvenirs (Keepsakes) -- Rome -- History. Material culture -- Rome -- History. Social archaeology -- Rome. Material culture. Social archaeology. Souvenirs (Keepsakes) Rome -- Antiquities. Rome -- In art. Rome (Empire) History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12688417

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Varying Form of Title:	Portraying places on the Roman Empire's souvenirs
ISBN:	9780190921897 0190921897 9780190921910 9780190921927
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Destinations in Mind explores how objects depicting distant sites helped Romans understand their vast empire. At a time when many cities were written about but only a few were represented in art, four distinct sets of artifacts circulated new information. Engraved silver cups list all the stops from Spanish Cádiz to Rome, while resembling the milestones that helped travelers track their progress. Vivid glass cups represent famous charioteers and gladiators competing in circuses and amphitheaters, and offered virtual experiences of spectacles that were new to many regions. Bronze bowls commemorate forts along Hadrian's Wall with colorful enameling typical of Celtic craftsmanship. Glass bottles display labeled cityscapes of Baiae, a notorious resort, and Puteoli, a busy port, both in the Bay of Naples. These artifacts and their journeys reveal an empire divided not into center and periphery, but connected by roads that did not all lead to Rome. They bear witness to a shared visual culture that was not divided into high and low art, but united by extraordinary craftsmanship. New aspects of globalization are apparent in the multi-lingual placenames that the vessels bear, in the transformed places that they visualize, and in the enriched understanding of the empire's landmarks that they impart. With in-depth case studies, the book argues that the best way to comprehend the Roman empire is to look closely at objects depicting its fascinating places"--
Other form:	Online version: Cassibry, Kimberly, Destinations in mind New York : Oxford University Press, 2021. 9780190921910

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Summary:	In Destinations in Mind, Kimberly Cassibry asks how objects depicting different sites helped Romans understand their vast empire. At a time when many cities were written about but only a few were represented in art, four distinct sets of artifacts circulated new information. Engraved silver cups list all the stops from Spanish Cádiz to Rome, while resembling the milestones that helped travelers track their progress. Vivid glass cups represent famous charioteers and gladiators competing in circuses and amphitheaters, and offered virtual experiences of spectacles that were new to many regions. Bronze bowls commemorate forts along Hadrian's Wall with colorful enameling typical of Celtic craftsmanship. Glass bottles display labeled cityscapes of Baiae, a notorious resort, and Puteoli, a busy port, both in the Bay of Naples. These artifacts and their journeys reveal an empire divided not into center and periphery, but connected by roads that did not all lead to Rome. They bear witness to a shared visual culture that was divided not into high and low art, but united by extraordinary craftsmanship. New aspects of globalization are apparent in the multi-lingual placenames that the vessels bear, in the transformed places that they visualize, and in the enriched understanding of the empire's landmarks that they impart. With in-depth case studies, Cassibry argues that the best way to comprehend the Roman Empire is to look closely at objects depicting its fascinating places.
Physical Description:	xvii, 278 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780190921897 0190921897 9780190921910 9780190921927