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

• Autore: Zarmakoupi Mantha
• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xx, 315 pages) : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white)
• Disciplina: 728.809377251
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: Naples (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc; Naples (Italy) Social conditions; Rome Social conditions
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Designing for luxury on the Bay of Naples
• ISBN: 0-19-180854-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996213384503316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation.