TY  - BOOK
ED  - Buccellati, Federico
ED  - Hageneuer, Sebastian
ED  - van der Heyden, Sylva
ED  - Levenson, Felix
AB  - 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.
DO  - 10.14361/9783839445389
ID  - OAPEN ID: 1006285
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 1114827556
KW  - Monumentality
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Energetics
KW  - Identity
KW  - Labour
KW  - Monument
KW  - Perception
KW  - Reception
KW  - Cultural History
KW  - Ancient History
KW  - History
KW  - Monumentality
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Energetics
KW  - Identity
KW  - Labour
KW  - Monument
KW  - Perception
KW  - Reception
KW  - Cultural History
KW  - Ancient History
KW  - History
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/e71dd85f-121f-4516-b7a9-3de69866a2d6/1006285.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/23853
PB  - transcript Verlag
PP  - Bielefeld
PY  - 2019
SN  - 9783837645385
TI  - Size Matters – Understanding Monumentality Across Ancient Civilizationsnull
ER  - 
