The Mosaics of Roman North Africa

Studies in Iconography and Patronage

• Author(s): Katherine M. D. Dunbabin,
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Pages: 303
• ISBN_10: 0198132174
  ISBN_13: 9780198132172
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Art / History / Ancient & Classical , Crafts & Hobbies / Pottery & Ceramics , Design / Decorative Arts , History / Africa / North , History / Modern / 20th Century / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General , Social Science / Archaeology ,

Description:... These mosaics illustrate in detail the transformation of the pictorial arts from the classical style to that of the Late Empire and Byzantium. The author focuses on the motifs of African mosaics and the roles played by patrons and craftsmen in their development.