{"product_id":"crafting-encounters-in-the-art-alexander-ekserdjian-9781931909495","title":"Crafting Encounters in the Art of Early Italy","description":"Temples decorated with brightly colored terracotta sculpture and tombs frescoed with carefully chosen imagery were sites of heightened encounter in early Italy. These places were points of connection between the mortal realm and the worlds of the gods and of the dead. Artworks that adorned sacred buildings and funerary spaces amplified such confrontations, structuring ancient emotional responses. This volume reconstructs the crafting of encounters and the ways that such encounters were experienced, seeking to glimpse howthe inhabitants of early Italy saw the images that filled their world. The contributors are Allia Benner, Fabio Colivicchi, Sophie Crawford-Brown, Nancy deGrummond, Alexander Ekserdjian, Maurizio Forte, Fay Glinister, Daniele Maras, Jacqueline Ortoleva, Corinna Riva, P. Gregory Warden, and Cristiana Zaccagnino.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Ekserdjian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1931909490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781931909495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archaeological Institute of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Alexander Ekserdjian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083990999295,"sku":"9781931909495","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crafting-encounters-in-the-art-alexander-ekserdjian-9781931909495","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}