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This catalogue of Roman sculpture from south-east England features over 200 items in museum collections. It includes many of the finest works of art in stone and bronze from Roman Britain. The scholarly text includes analysis of the types of stone, and there are 84 pages of plates, 20 in full colour.
About the author
Penny Coombe Martin Henig is Honorary Visiting Professor at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. Frances Grew is Senior Curator (Archaeology) and Manager of the Archaeological Archive and Research Centre, Museum of London. Kevin Hayward is Building Materials Specialist, Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd.
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This catalogue of Roman sculpture from south-east England features over 200 items in museum collections. It includes many of the finest works of art in stone and bronze from Roman Britain. The scholarly text includes analysis of the types of stone, and there are 84 pages of plates, 20 in full colour.
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an excellent and essential piece of work. The images alone make it an invaluable companion to all other works on Roman Britain, brilliantly illustrating the artistic, religious and funerary visual world of the period. It also usefully assembles material, enabling a rapid appreciation of the diversity of artistic forms. The final fascicule -- and any update of previously covered areas -- is eagerly awaited, in the hope that it will follow the superb lead set here.
