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Precious Portraits. Small Precious Stone Sculptures of Imperial Rome
Bufalo, Dario del: Precious Portraits. Small Precious Stone Sculptures of Imperial Rome. 2020. 400 pages, 650 colour illustrations. Hardcover. 24 x 33.5 cmcms. A compendium of 450 imperial glypthic portraits, in hardstone accompanied by a study of their political, religious and domestic use, from the adornment of regalia to the decoration of Lares shrines and furniture. This volume follows their revival in the Carolingian and Ottonian court context, through to the Renaissance and the Baroque periods, when they became important elements in aristocratic collections. Text in English and Italian.
A compendium of 450 imperial glypthic portraits, in hardstone accompanied by a study of their political, religious and domestic use, from the adornment of regalia to the decoration of Lares shrines and furniture. This volume follows their revival in the Carolingian and Ottonian court context, through to the Renaissance and the Baroque periods, when they became important elements in aristocratic collections. Text in English and Italian
Murrina Vasa, A Luxury of Imperial Rome. Bibliotheca Archaeologica 53
Bufalo, Dario del: Murrina Vasa, A Luxury of Imperial Rome. Rome: 2016. Series: Bibliotheca Archaeologica 53. 204 pages. Over 400 illustrations predominantly in colour. Hardback. 28.5 x 21.5cms. 'Murrhine' vases; A study and survey of the 312 surviving Agate and Chalcedony vases of antiquity, both whole and fragmentary, frequently in Medieval and later mounts. Also included is a survey of the sources of hardstone and an appendix on glass imitations of 'Murrhine' vases. Text in English and Italian.
'Murrhine' vases; A study and survey of the 312 surviving Agate and Chalcedony vases of antiquity, both whole and fragmentary, frequently in Medieval and later mounts. Also included is a survey of the sources of hardstone and an appendix on glass imitations of 'Murrhine' vases. Text in English and Italian
