Le c.d. gammadiae nelle catacombe cristiane di Roma
Censimento, confronti ed ipotesi interpretative
Written by Cristina Cumbo
ยฃ52.00 – ยฃ74.00
Description
Il presente volume prende avvio dalle riflessioni generate dall’analisi di tutti gli affreschi nelle catacombe cristiane di Roma, per identificare e catalogare le c.d. gammadiae, rappresentate sul lembo del pallio dei personaggi, e provando a comprenderne il significato attraverso una suddivisione per temi iconografici e un inquadramento topografico. Per raggiungere questo obiettivo, non รจ possibile fermarsi alle sole testimonianze presenti nei cimiteri romani, ma รจ anche necessario “viaggiare” attraverso l’Egitto e Israele, scoprendo i reperti tessili, toccando l’affascinante mondo dei sarcofagi-ritratto, cosรฌ come quello degli affreschi della sinagoga di Dura Europos e, infine, esaminando i mosaici cristiani, profani e giudaici. Il volume, con un ricco catalogo di 209 schede, si propone come un punto di partenza per ricerche piรน approfondite, costituendosi anche come un importante passo per far sรฌ che si indaghi su un tema iconografico che รจ sempre stato considerato estremamente intricato.
This book analyses all the frescoes in the Early Christian Roman catacombs to identify and catalogue the so-called gammadiae, represented on the hem of the pallium of the characters. It interrogates their meaning through a thematic subdivision of iconographic themes and a topographical overview. The study explores beyond evidences found in the Roman cemetery: “travelling” through Egypt and Israel to discover textile finds; touching the fascinating world of the portrait-sarcophagi, as well as that of the frescoes in the synagogue of Dura Europos; and finally, examining Christian, profane and Jewish mosaics. This book, with a rich catalogue of 209 forms, is a starting point for further research, but it is also an important contribution to investigate an iconographic theme that has always been considered extremely intricate.
About the Author
Cristina Cumbo รจ Dottore di ricerca in Archeologia Cristiana. Si รจ laureata presso l'Universitร di Roma Tre discutendo una tesi in Iconografia Cristiana sul profeta Balaam. Successivamente ha conseguito il Dottorato presso il Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana. ร autrice di vari contributi, soprattutto iconografici ed epigrafici. Cristina Cumbo graduated from the Roma Tre University with an iconographic thesis about the prophet Balaam. She obtained her Ph.D. in Early Christian Archaeology at the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology. She is author of various papers about iconography and epigraphy.Reviews
โDr. Cumbo has created an exceptional database of examples, covering all possible media (painting, mosaic, gold-glass images, textiles, sculpture, etc.) in an attempt to answer this question. There is no other treatment of the topic that is even close to being as comprehensive. She has, almost literally, left no possible stone unturned.โ Prof. John Osborne, Carleton University โThis volume is the first monograph on the subject and it is also the first attempt at gammadiae catologuing. It makes a significant contribution to studies in iconography, archaeology, and art history for both early Christianity and Antiquity.โ Peer reviewerYou might also like...
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