11.12.2003

Biering & Brinkmann Verlag
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Johannes Bergemann, Demos und Thanatos

A new analysis of the iconography of the Attic grave reliefs and their positioning in the grave areas, which places the values of Athens society for families (Oikoi) and family members in the foreground. Individual studies refer to the furnishing of the burial grounds, to the representation of emotional motives, to differences of age in the faces and to socio-historical analysis. An attempt at statistical analysis of important iconographic phenomena and of extensive catalogues builds the foundation for the results. About 400 detailed photographs of the heads and high quality pieces by G. Fittschen-Badura open a new perspective of the Attic grave reliefs and enable for the first time systematic comparisons with other races.

»… the immense value of this book … lies in its convincing and thorough revision of the many out-of-date theories surrounding Attic grave reliefs. This is accomplished through analyses of the whole production of this category and their grave enclosures, and it will greatly help future studies in ancient perceptions of death to be less colored by our own modern attitudes to these themes.«
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1997.
260 pages, 125 plates with 531 figures, 24 drawings, cloth-bound
ISBN 3-930609-10-x
EUR 115,-

A image database has been published on CD-ROM on the subject of this book.

 
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