{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-furniture-dimitra-andrianou-9781472577764","title":"A Cultural History of Furniture in Antiquity","description":"\u003cp\u003eCovering the period from 2500 BCE to the Byzantine Era, this volume focuses on the social history of furniture found in houses, tombs and temples as narrated through the archaeological evidence. The earliest furniture can be seen as an attempt by humans to enhance their safety, comfort and social standing but it can also offer opportunities for understanding human behavior, values and thought: fine furniture was among the most valuable of possessions in the ancient world so it expressed power, wealth and status. It was appreciated as art, used in diplomacy (both as a gift and as tribute) and recorded as booty. At the same time, its practical and ceremonial uses yield important clues about the domestic environment and daily life in antiquity, as well as revealing aspects of sacred belief and funerary practices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing upon a wealth of visual and textual sources, this volume presents essays that examine key characteristics of the furniture of the period on the themes of Design and Motifs; Makers, Making, and Materials; Types and Uses; The Domestic Setting; The Public Setting; Exhibition and Display; Furniture and Architecture; Visual Representations; and Verbal Representations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dimitra Andrianou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472577760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472577764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Dimitra Andrianou","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45934034878719,"sku":"9781472577764","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6cb86da3-0b2d-47cb-a0ee-070695b927e5.jpg?v=1721790189","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-furniture-dimitra-andrianou-9781472577764","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}