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kobvindex_INTEBC1139680
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1 online resource (402 pages)
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1st ed.
ISBN:
9781107347823
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This book examines the rich corpus of mosaics created in Crete during the Roman and Late Antique eras. It provides essential information on the style, iconography and chronology of the material, as well as discussion of the craftspeople who created them and the technologies they used
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Cover -- The Mosaics of Roman Crete -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- One Introduction -- 1.1 A Study of the Roman and Late Antique Mosaics of Crete -- 1.2 Mosaics as Material Culture -- 1.3 Chronology -- 1.4 Geographical Focus -- 1.5 Crete: Landscape and Historical Contexts -- 1.5.1 Historical Context -- 1.5.2 The Hellenistic Background -- 1.5.3 Late Antique Crete -- 1.6 Topography of Crete -- 1.7 Settlement, Economy and Society -- 1.8 Roman and Late Antique Crete: The Current Evidence -- 1.8.1 Approaches -- 1.8.2 Globalization -- 1.8.3 Christianization -- 1.9 Contribution to Scholarship: Crete and Mosaics -- Two The Archaeology of Crete -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Mosaics in Context -- 2.3 Archaeology of Crete: Society -- 2.3.1 Settlement Patterns -- 2.3.2 Mortuary Evidence -- 2.3.3 Religion -- Religion in the City -- Religion in the Rural Context -- 2.3.4 Sculpture and Other Material Culture -- 2.4 Trade, Economy and Industries -- 2.4.1 Ceramic Evidence -- 2.4.2 Small-Scale Industries -- 2.4.3 Agriculture -- 2.4.4 Harbours -- 2.5 Conclusion: Settlement Patterns -- Three Iconography of Cretan Mosaics -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Geometric Elements on Cretan Mosaics -- 3.2.1 Cretan Geometric Frameworks (Roman and Late Antique) -- Circle/Octagon Set within a Square -- Nine-Panel Arrangement -- Vault Pattern -- Two Rectangular Panels on Either Side of a Square -- 3.2.2 Geometric Borders -- R 70-R 75. Guilloche and Guilloche Variations -- R 101. Wave Pattern and Variations -- R 64. Leaf Scrolls and Variations -- Other Border Types -- Late Antique Mosaic Borders -- 3.2.3 Geometric Compositions and Elements of Roman and Late Antique Mosaics -- Use of Specific Geometric Patterns Exclusively in the Roman Period
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4.5.1 Issues with the Evidence -- 4.5.2 Implications of Mosaic Concentrations -- Coastal Focus and Lack of Mosaics in Rural Regions -- Lack of Mosaics in the East -- Late Antique Mosaics -- 4.6 Conclusion -- Five Urban and Architectural Contexts -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Methods -- 5.1.2 Issues Concerning Architectural Analysis -- 5.2 Analysis of Urban Space -- 5.2.1 Urban Evidence -- Knossos -- Gortyn -- Chania and Kisamos -- Chania -- Kisamos -- Chersonisos -- Ierapetra and Agios Nikolaos -- 5.2.2 Discussion -- 5.3 Analysis of Architectural Space -- 5.4 Mosaics and the Identification and Classification of Space -- 5.5 Architecture in Crete: Evidence of Mosaics -- 5.5.1 Domestic Space -- 5.5.2 Non-domestic Space -- 5.5.3 Religious Space -- 5.5.4 Christian Churches -- 5.5.5 Late Antique Church Mosaics -- 5.6 Conclusion -- Six Mosaics of Crete -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Identification of Craftspeople -- 6.2.1 Signature of Artist or Patron -- 6.2.2 Origins and Organization -- 6.2.3 Late Antique Inscriptions: Donors, Patrons, Clergy -- Inscription 7i. Olus -- Inscription 7ii. Olus -- Inscription 8. Olus -- Inscriptions 9 and 10. Gortyn Sector M -- Inscriptions 11 and 12. Eleutherna -- 6.2.4 Chronology of Late Antique Cretan Mosaic Inscriptions -- 6.3 Craftspeople: Techniques, Iconography and Communication -- 6.3.1 Analysis -- 6.3.2 Materials -- 6.3.3 Techniques -- 6.3.4 Iconography and Workshops -- Craftspeople and Organization -- Pattern Books -- 6.3.5 Identification of Common Craftspeople -- 6.3.6 Evidence of Common Craftspeople (Workshops and Itinerant Craftspeople) -- 6.3.7 Evidence for Workshops in the Late Antique Mosaics -- 6.4 Conclusion -- Seven The Provincial View, Globalization and Christianization -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The Mosaics of Crete -- 7.3 Roman Crete: A Diachronic View -- 7.3.1 The Conquest of Crete
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7.3.2 First Century B.C.E.-First Century C.E. Mortuary and Religious Evidence -- 7.3.3 First-Century Change -- 7.3.4 Second-Century Crete -- 7.3.5 Diversity on Crete -- 7.4 Crete in the Empire: Globalization -- 7.5 Crete in Late Antiquity: Christianization -- 7.5.1 Late Antique Crete -- Christianization -- Late Antique Distribution -- 7.6 Crete and Its Role in the Empire -- 7.7 Crete: From Reluctant Participant to Critical Player -- Appendix 1 Catalogue of Mosaics -- A1.1 Introduction -- A1.2 Catalogue: Part 1. Roman Mosaic Corpus -- Prefecture of Iraklion -- Knossos -- The Villa Dionysus Mosaics -- Dating of the Villa Dionysus -- Iraklion -- The Iraklion domus -- Chersonisos -- Mallia -- Kato Asites -- Inatos -- Gortyn -- The Odeion -- So-called Praetorium, Now Known as Gymnasium -- Matala -- Lebena -- Prefecture of Rethymnon -- Sybrita -- Vizari -- Panormou -- Kavros -- Lappa -- Stavromenos -- Sphakaki Pangalochori -- Prefecture of Lasithi -- Lato -- Makrigialos -- Kouphonisi -- Myrtos -- Ierapetra -- Recently Reported Mosaics -- Agios Nikolaos -- Itanos -- A1.3 Catalogue: Part 2. Late Antique Mosaic Corpus -- Prefecture of Iraklion -- Knossos -- Chersonisos -- Gortyn -- Prefecture of Rethymnon -- Eleutherna -- Sybrita -- Axos -- Lappa -- Kera -- Prefecture of Lasithi -- A1.4 Catalogue: Mosaics of Western Crete -- Published Roman Mosaics of the Prefecture of Chania -- Chania -- Lissos -- Suia -- Kisamos -- Phalasarna -- Published Late Antique Mosaics of the Prefecture of Chania -- Supplementary Catalogue: Recently Reported Unpublished Mosaics from the Prefecture of Chania -- Appendix 2 Catalogue of Mosaic Inscriptions -- A2.1 Roman Mosaics -- A2.2 Late Antique Mosaics -- Appendix 3 Mosaics and Dating Methodology -- Appendix 4 Gazetteer of Roman and Late Antique Archaeological Discoveries in Crete since 1980 -- Agia Galini -- Agia Photini
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Agios Nikolaos -- Alpha (Milopotamos) -- Amphimalla (Georgioupolis) -- Aptera -- Asimi -- Atherinolakkos (Siteia) -- Axos -- Bali -- Boutas -- Chania -- Chersonisos -- Eleutherna -- Elounda -- Epanochori Selinou -- Fodele -- Galatas -- Gavdos -- Gazi (Suburb of Agios Nikolaos) -- Gortyn -- Ierapetra -- Ini -- Iraklion -- Istron -- Itanos -- Kampanos -- Kantanos -- Karnari -- Kastelli Kisamos -- Kato Syme -- Knossos -- Kounavi -- Kouphonisi -- Kritsa -- Lappa (Modern Argyroupolis) -- Lasaia -- Lato -- Lebena -- Lissos -- Lyttos -- Makrigialos -- Maleme -- Mallia -- Matala -- Milatos -- Minoa Akroteriou -- Mournes -- Mylopotamou -- Nea Magnesia -- Neos Kournas (Kavros) -- Panagia Soumbalousa -- Pangalochori -- Panormou -- Patsos -- Pediadha Survey -- Pentevi -- Phaistos -- Plakias -- Polyrrhenia -- Potamou (Agios Nikolaos) -- Priniatikos Pyrgos Trench II -- Rodavani -- Smarion -- Sphakakia Pangalachori (Rethymnon) -- Stavromenos -- Stylos -- Timbaki -- Tsoutsouros (Inatos) -- Vasiliki -- Viannos -- Viglia (Ierapetra) -- Vizari -- Vryses -- Xerokambos -- Zaros -- Notes -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Archaeology of Crete -- Iconography of Cretan Mosaics -- Date and Distribution -- Urban and Architectural Contexts -- Mosaics of Crete: Craftspeople, Technology and Workshops -- The Provincial View, Globalization and Christianization -- Catalogue of Mosaics -- Catalogue of Mosaic Inscriptions -- Bibliography -- Index
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Use of Specific Geometric Patterns Exclusively in the Late Antique Period -- Comparative Evidence -- 3.3 Figured Mosaics -- 3.3.1 Mythological Scenes -- Dionysus -- (a) Dionysus and Ariadne -- (b) Vintaging Scenes -- (c) Non-narrative Dionysus Scenes -- Poseidon -- (a) Poseidon and Amymone -- (b) Poseidon in His Chariot -- Medusa -- The Four Seasons -- The Seasons Mosaics of Crete -- (a) Mosaic 3. Dionysus and the Four Seasons -- (b) Mosaic 5. The Medusa Mosaic -- (c) Mosaic 135. Dionysus and Ariadne, Chania -- (d) Mosaic 141. The Paterakis Plot, Kisamos -- The Horae -- Other Scenes -- 3.3.2 Genre Scenes on Figured Mosaics -- Athletic Scenes -- Hunt Scenes -- (a) Humans Hunting Animals -- (b) Mythological Hunt Scenes -- (c) Animals Alone (Chase Scene) -- Scenes from the Theatre -- (a) Specific Plays -- (b) Elements of the Theatre: Masks -- Fishing Scenes -- 3.3.3 Animals -- Birds, Fish and Dolphins -- Quadrupeds -- Mythological Animals -- 3.3.4 Peopled Scrolls -- 3.4 Iconography of Late Antique Cretan Mosaics -- 3.4.1 Animals -- Small Birds -- Peacocks -- Fish and Dolphins -- Deer -- Other Animals -- 3.4.2 Plants -- 3.4.3 Symbols -- Crosses -- The Octagon -- 3.5 Inscriptions -- 3.5.1 Categories of Inscriptions on Cretan Mosaics -- 3.5.2 Labels for Figures or Scenes -- 3.5.3 Apotropaic and Message Inscriptions -- 3.6 Conclusions -- 3.6.1 The Cretan Repertoire -- Northern Provinces -- Iberian Peninsula -- North Africa -- Eastern Provinces -- Mainland Greece -- The Cretan Corpus -- Frameworks, Iconography and Architectural Context -- Four Date and Distribution -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Dating Methodology -- 4.2.1 Stratigraphy and Associated Material Culture -- 4.2.2 Inscriptions on the Mosaics -- 4.2.3 Iconography of the Mosaics -- 4.2.4 Late Antique Mosaics -- 4.3 Chronology -- 4.4 Location and Distribution -- 4.5 The Evidence
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Print version Sweetman, Rebecca J. The Mosaics of Roman Crete New York : Cambridge University Press,c2013 ISBN 9781107018402
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