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oapen-20.500.12657-238532024-03-22T19:23:09Z Size Matters – Understanding Monumentality Across Ancient Civilizations Buccellati, Federico Hageneuer, Sebastian van der Heyden, Sylva Levenson, Felix Monumentality Architecture Energetics Identity Labour Monument Perception Reception Cultural History Ancient History History Monumentality Architecture Energetics Identity Labour Monument Perception Reception Cultural History Ancient History History thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history When talking about monuments, size undeniably matters – or does it? But how else can we measure monumentality? Bringing together researchers from various fields such as archaeology, museology, history, sociology, Mesoamerican studies, and art history, this book discusses terminological and methodological approaches in both theoretical contributions and various case studies. While focusing on architectural aspects, this volume also discusses the social meaning of monuments, the role of forced and free labour, as well as textual monumentality. The result is a modern interdisciplinary take on an important concept which is notoriously difficult to define. When talking about monuments, size undeniably matters – or does it? But how else can we measure monumentality? Bringing together researchers from various fields such as archaeology, museology, history, sociology, Mesoamerican studies, and art history, this book discusses terminological and methodological approaches in both theoretical contributions and various case studies. While focusing on architectural aspects, this volume also discusses the social meaning of monuments, the role of forced and free labour, as well as textual monumentality. The result is a modern interdisciplinary take on an important concept which is notoriously difficult to define. 2019-11-12 03:00:30 2020-04-01T09:30:56Z 2020-04-01T09:30:56Z 2019 book 1006285 OCN: 1114827556 9783837645385 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/23853 eng Histoire application/pdf n/a 1006285.pdf http://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-4538-5/ transcript Verlag 10.14361/9783839445389 10.14361/9783839445389 b30a6210-768f-42e6-bb84-0e6306590b5c 9783837645385 146 350 Bielefeld open access
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When talking about monuments, size undeniably matters – or does it? But how else can we measure monumentality? Bringing together researchers from various fields such as archaeology, museology, history, sociology, Mesoamerican studies, and art history, this book discusses terminological and methodological approaches in both theoretical contributions and various case studies. While focusing on architectural aspects, this volume also discusses the social meaning of monuments, the role of forced and free labour, as well as textual monumentality. The result is a modern interdisciplinary take on an important concept which is notoriously difficult to define. When talking about monuments, size undeniably matters – or does it? But how else can we measure monumentality? Bringing together researchers from various fields such as archaeology, museology, history, sociology, Mesoamerican studies, and art history, this book discusses terminological and methodological approaches in both theoretical contributions and various case studies. While focusing on architectural aspects, this volume also discusses the social meaning of monuments, the role of forced and free labour, as well as textual monumentality. The result is a modern interdisciplinary take on an important concept which is notoriously difficult to define.
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