Roman Glass

Roman GlassExplores the evolution of Roman glassworking (1st century B. C. to 6th century A. D.) influenced by social attitudes and historical events like slavery, wars, and plagues. The narrative intertwines with the role of glassware in daily Roman life. Special appendices cover ancient glassmaking technology and opinions on glass properties.

Brown identifies moments where this affinity between allusion and the uncanny is used by writers to generate a particular textual charge

Transplantation is a boundary practice unsettling distinctions between self and other

as well as the history of the neighbourhood

wide-ranging approach to performance research makes this book a valuable resource for the student as well as the broader academic community

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focusing on Byzantine art and its influence on Slavic lands

sexual repression and Catholic Church control

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Adopted as a set book by the Open University

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visual culture and the performing arts

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