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This important book puts forward a new interpretation of Roman decorative art, focusing on the function of decoration in the social context. It examines the three principal areas of social display and conspicuous consumption in the Roman world: social space, entertainment, and dress, and discusses the significance of the decoration of objects and interiors within these contexts, drawing examples from both Rome and its environs, and the Western provinces, from the early Imperial period to Late Antiquity. Focusing on specific examples, including mosaics and other interior dcor, silver plate, glass and pottery vessels, and jewellery and other dress accessories, Swift demonstrates the importance of decoration in creating and maintaining social networks and identities and fostering appropriate social behaviour, and its role in perpetuating social convention and social norms. It is argued that our understanding of stylistic change and the relationship between this and the wider social context in the art of the Roman period is greatly enhanced by an initial focus on the particular social relationships fostered by decorated objects and spaces. The book demonstrates that an examination of so-called minor art is fundamental in any understanding of the relationship between art and its social context, and aims to reinvigorate debate on the value of decoration and ornament in the Roman period and beyond.

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First published 2009 by Ashgate Publishing Published 2016 by Routledge 2 Park - photo 1

First published 2009 by Ashgate Publishing

Published 2016 by Routledge
2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN
711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business

Copyright Ellen Swift 2009

Ellen Swift has asserted her moral right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Swift, Ellen
Style and function in Roman decoration : living with objects and interiors
1. Decorative arts - Social aspects - Rome 2. Interior decoration - Social aspects - Rome 3. Rome - Social life and customs
I. Title
745'.0937

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Swift, Ellen.
Style and function in Roman decoration : living with objects and interiors / Ellen Swift.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-7546-6563-2 (hardback : alk. paper)
1. Decorative arts - Social aspects - Rome. 2. Interior decoration - Social aspects - Rome. 3. Rome - Social life and customs.
I. Title.
NK680.S95 2008
745.0937dc22

2008039245

ISBN 9780754665632 (hbk)

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Both archaeologists and art-historians working in the Roman period have in recent years paid much more attention to the specific context of the material culture that they examine, which assists considerably in our understanding of what objects and interiors actually meant to their viewers and users. I try to follow their example here, though inevitably some of the objects discussed in this book have become dislocated from their original contexts, and a likely context of use has to be reconstructed from more general sources of evidence for cultural practices in the period.

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