A Cultural History of Furniture in Antiquity

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Dr Dimitra Andrianou (Dimitra Andrianou, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece)

A Cultural History of Furniture in Antiquity

Dr Dimitra Andrianou (Dimitra Andrianou, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece)

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Bloomsbury Academic
16 May 2024

Furniture design; Classical history & classical civilisation; Social & cultural history

Series: The Cultural Histories Series

Covering the period from 2500 BCE to the Byzantine Era, this volume focuses on the social history of furniture found in houses, tombs and temples as narrated through the archaeological evidence. The earliest furniture can be seen as an attempt by humans to enhance their safety, comfort and social standing but it can also offer opportunities for understanding human behavior, values and thought: fine furniture was among the most valuable of possessions in the ancient world so it expressed power, wealth and status.

It was appreciated as art, used in diplomacy (both as a gift and as tribute) and recorded as booty. At the same time, its practical and ceremonial uses yield important clues about the domestic environment and daily life in antiquity, as well as revealing aspects of sacred belief and funerary practices.

Drawing upon a wealth of visual and textual sources, this volume presents

essays that examine key characteristics of the furniture of the period

on the themes of Design and Motifs; Makers, Making, and Materials; Types

and Uses; The

Domestic Setting; The Public Setting; Exhibition and

Display; Furniture

and Architecture; Visual Representations; and Verbal

Representations.

Edited by: Dr Dimitra Andrianou (Dimitra Andrianou National Hellenic Research Foundation Athens Greece)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 169mm,
Weight: 1.000kg
ISBN: 9781472577764
ISBN 10: 1472577760
Series: The Cultural Histories Series
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 16 May 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dimitra Andrianou is Researcher at the National Hellenic Research Foundation and the Institute of Greek and Roman Antiquity, Greece.