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Record Nr.

UNISA996213384503316

Autore

Zarmakoupi Mantha

Titolo

Designing for luxury on the Bay of Naples : villas and landscapes (c. 100 BCE-79 CE

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014

ISBN

0-19-180854-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 315 pages) : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white)

Collana

Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation Designing for luxury on the Bay of Naples

Disciplina

728.809377251

Soggetti

Architecture, Roman - Naples, Bay of, Region - Italy

Architecture, Hellenistic - Italy - Naples, Bay of, Region

Architecture, Domestic - Italy - Naples, Bay of, Region

Country homes - Naples, Bay of, Region - Italy

Landscapes - Italy - Naples, Bay of, Region

Gardens - Italy - Naples, Bay of, Region

Art, Architecture & Applied Arts

Architecture

Naples (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc

Naples (Italy) Social conditions

Rome Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This study explores Roman luxury villa lifestyle and architecture to shed light on the villas' design as a dynamic process related to cultural, social and environmental factors. Through an analysis of five villas from around the bay of Naples, it shows how the Romans developed a sophisticated interplay between architecture and landscape.