[audiobook] Tactus; Mensuration and Rhythm in Renaissance Music by Ruth I. DeFord in Arts-Photography

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The study of Roman sculpture has been an essential part of the disciplines of Art History and Classics since the eighteenth century. Famous works like the Laoco?n; the Arch of Titus; and the colossal portrait of Constantine are familiar to millions. Again and again; scholars have returned to sculpture to answer questions about Roman art; society; and history. Indeed; the field of Roman sculptural studies encompasses not only the full chronological range of the Roman world but also its expansive geography; and a variety of artistic media; formats; sizes; and functions. Exciting new theories; methods; and approaches have transformed the specialized literature on the subject in recent decades.Rather than creating another chronological catalogue of representative examples from various periods; genres; and settings; The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture synthesizes current best practices for studying this central medium of Roman art; situating it within the larger fields of Art History; Classical Archaeology; and Roman Studies. This comprehensive volume fills the gap between introductory textbooks and highly focused professional literature. The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture conveniently presents new technical; scientific; literary; and theoretical approaches to the study of Roman sculpture in one reference volume while simultaneously complementing textbooks and other publications that present well-known works in the corpus. The contributors to this volume address metropolitan and provincial material from the early republican period through late antiquity in an engaging and fresh style. Authoritative; innovative; and up-to-date; The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture will remain an invaluable resource for years to come.