ERGASTERIA PREMISES & PROCESSES OF CREAT

GRAML, CONSTANZE

ISBN 10: 1803278250 / ISBN 13: 9781803278254

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Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers NW9781803278254

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Ergasteria offers insights into aspects of creation, manufacture and processing in antiquity, viewing craftsmen and artists in their socio-cultural and geopolitical setting. New finds from Greece, North Africa, the Black Sea, Italy and Central Europe provide a trigger for discussion. Bronze foundries for life-size statues were the birthplace of proportions and harmony which imbued the perception of beauty, but could also be a source of nuisance. The mastery of modelling in any material evolved from coping with constraints in the course of manufacture, and craftsmen invented ways of overcoming obstacles. Polyvalent ateliers suggest the artisans’ adaptability, in addition to their specialisation. An investigation of the first step in the process, namely the extraction of material, reveals that quarries were manned with a specialised workforce (stonecutters, sculptors) who carved the marble volumes to an advanced stage, prior to their refinement. Meticulous preparation was also crucial in the field of logistics, particularly in large-scale public works, such as temples or fortifications. Interaction of artists with architects and the workforce in general can be primarily observed in sanctuaries, which became open-air workshops of stonemasons, carpenters etc. Accordingly, part of the book is devoted to construction-sites, the mobility of craftspeople who propelled the diffusion of knowledge, and the range of practices employed in individual settings thereby allowing us to grasp both the diversity of artistic expression and the composite population that it may reflect. The mountainous, littoral, urban or suburban space in which manufacturing took place is also taken into account, along with the socio-historical context, which had an impact upon artisans, as politics and military coalitions could instigate or disrupt a creative process. Cases of adaptive reuse are evaluated from the viewpoint of aesthetics, ergonomics, managerial issues concerning spolia, and the technical skills required. The book benefits from the intersection of the contributors’ perspectives, mirroring the multifaceted nature of the topic.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren:

Elena C. Partida is a Research Archaeologist at the Hellenic Ministry of Culture. She leads interdisciplinary studies on the architecture and sculpture of the Graeco-Roman world with emphasis on ancient Greek sanctuaries, the archaeology of Delphi, Achaea and Paros. Author of museum and open-air exhibitions, she is a member of the Campana Reliefs Network, co-director of the architectural investigation of the Temple of Zeus at Lebadea, and co-editor of the collective volume Listening to the Stones (Archaeopress 2019).

Constanze Graml is currently a Lecturer on Classical Archaeology at the universities of Regensburg and Gießen, Germany. Her research interests centre on ancient Greek religion, sacred landscapes and digital archaeology, and she is currently conducting a study on the rock-cut reliefs of Philippi, ancient Macedon. She is a member of the Trochoeides Network on the study of the archaeology of pre-Classical Athens and co-editor of the associated conference proceedings Rethinking Athens before the Persian Wars (2019).

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Titel: ERGASTERIA PREMISES & PROCESSES OF CREAT
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: NEW