Published by De Gruyter

Decorative Principles in Late Republican and Early Imperial Italy (Decor)

Edited by: Annette Haug

ISSN: 2702-4989

eISSN 2702-4997

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Volumes

DECOR is the first series that considers decorative phenomena in a comprehensive way. It moves away from the study of single decorative elements in isolation, focusing instead upon their spatial-architectural and visual correlation and integration. This means that the individual studies analyse not only images, but also ornamental forms of decor. As such, they discuss the visual relationship between decorative elements with differing levels of associated semantics. These elements are assessed precisely with regard to their spatial setting. Thus, the series provides new analyses of image-spaces, or rather ‘decor-spaces’, while bringing the perceptual attitudes of the viewer to the fore, as well.

The geographical focus is on Italy, the chronological framework ranges from the 2^nd century B.C. to the late 1^st century A.D. This period saw profound political and social upheaval but also fundamental changes in decorative principles, providing an ideal starting point for analyses of the relationships between shifting forms of action and experience, as well as variations in strategies of decor.

Book Open Access 2023

Die Ausstattung kleinerer Häuser in Pompeji (Insula IX 5)

Decor-Entscheidungen und ihre Wirkung (62–79 n. Chr.)

Christian Beck

Volume 6 in this series

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The book examines the interplay of ancient and new decor elements on Insula IX 5 in Pompeii during the final phase of the city between AD 62-79 . This is the first time that an attempt has been made to grasp the construction and equipment phases of the houses. However, the décor is not only classified chronologically, but analyzed both in terms of the décor decisions made for it and the effect of the décor.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.0000/9783111012735
ISBN:: 9783111012735
ISBN:: 9783111012834
ISBN:: 9783111001654
Subject:: Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Subject:: Classical Studies
Subject:: Classical Archaeology
Publisher:: De Gruyter

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Öffentliche Räume in Pompeji

Zum Design urbaner Atmosphären

Annette Haug, Adrian Hielscher, Simon Barker

Volume 5 in this series

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Experiencing towns means feeling atmospheres. This impact made by urban spaces depends largely on their architecture and its decorative and visual features – including its design. In this sense, this volume is about aesthetic, semantic, and functional design strategies in ancient Pompeii and the impact they had on urban actors.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.0000/9783110988383
ISBN:: 9783110988383
ISBN:: 9783110988703
ISBN:: 9783110997927
Subject:: Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Subject:: Classical Studies
Subject:: Classical Archaeology
Publisher:: De Gruyter

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›Instrumenta domestica‹ aus Pompeji und ihr Design

Eine Untersuchung zur decorativen Gestaltung der Kleinfunde aus Insula I 10

Adrian Hielscher

Volume 4 in this series

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In this book everyday household objects (instrumenta domestica) from the Pompeian Insula del Menandro were used to examine decorative principles, their correlation and interaction. Against a design-theoretical and perception-psychological background, various questions are discussed: How does form support/prevent an easy use? What role plays the material? Where are ornaments and images detectable? Which ornaments and images has been chosen and what is their semantics? Consequently, the focus lies on ancient object design as an expression and part of visual culture. These objects of Roman everyday life reflect cultural knowledge, social norms, values and lifestyles.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110788075
ISBN:: 9783110788075
ISBN:: 9783110788167
ISBN:: 9783110785388
Subject:: Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Subject:: Classical Studies
Subject:: Classical Archaeology
Publisher:: De Gruyter

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Materiality in Roman Art and Architecture

Aesthetics, Semantics and Function

Annette Haug, Adrian Hielscher, M. Taylor Lauritsen

Volume 3 in this series

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The focus of this volume is on the aesthetics, semantics and function of materials in Roman antiquity between the 2nd century B.C. and the 2nd century A.D. It includes contributions on both architectural spaces (and their material design) and objects – types of 'artefacts' that differ greatly in the way they were used, perceived and loaded with cultural significance. With respect to architecture, the analysis of material aesthetics leads to a new understanding of the performance, imitation and transformation of surfaces, including the social meaning of such strategies. In the case of objects, surface treatments are equally important. However, object form (a specific design category), which can enter into tension with materiality, comes into particular focus. Only when materials are shaped do their various qualities emerge, and these qualities are, to a greater or lesser extent, transferred to objects. With a focus primarily on Roman Italy, the papers in this volume underscore the importance of material design and highlight the awareness of this matter in the ancient world.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110764734
ISBN:: 9783110764734
ISBN:: 9783110764765
ISBN:: 9783110762907
Subject:: Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Subject:: Classical Studies
Subject:: Classical Archaeology
Subject:: Classical Studies, other
Publisher:: De Gruyter

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Principles of Decoration in the Roman World

Annette Haug, M. Taylor Lauritsen, European Research Council (ERC)

Volume 2 in this series

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This book explores the manner in which architectural settings and action contexts influenced the perception of decoration in the Roman world. Crucial to the relationship between ancient viewers and media was the concept of decor, a term employed by Vitruvius and other Roman authors to describe the appropriateness of particular decorative elements to the environment in which they were located. The papers in this volume examine a diverse range of decorated spaces, from press rooms to synagogues, through the lens of decor. In doing so, they shed new light on the decorative principles employed across Roman Italy and beyond.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110732139
ISBN:: 9783110732139
ISBN:: 9783110732214
ISBN:: 9783110729061
Subject:: Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Subject:: Classical Studies
Subject:: Classical Archaeology
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book Open Access 2020

Decor-Räume in pompejanischen Stadthäusern

Ausstattungsstrategien und Rezeptionsformen

Annette Haug, European Research Council (ERC)

Volume 1 in this series

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The book examines the decorative principles taking effect in the houses of Pompeii between the end of the 2nd century BCE and the early Imperial period. For the first time, individual decor phenomena are not only considered in isolation, but also in terms of their spatial and social relationship.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110702705
ISBN:: 9783110702705
ISBN:: 9783110702767
ISBN:: 9783110696424
Subject:: Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Subject:: Classical Studies
Subject:: Classical Archaeology
Publisher:: De Gruyter