The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Late Antique Art and Archaeology 2 Volume Hardback Set

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Leonard V. Rutgers, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
Neil Christie, University of Leicester
Robin M. Jensen, University of Notre Dame, Indiana
Jodi Magness, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Leonard V. Rutgers, Jodi Magness, Robin M. Jensen, Neil Christie, Christophe J. Goddard, Stephan Faust, Troels Myrup Kristensen, Olof Brandt, Karel Innemée, Ann Marie Yasin, Zeev Weiss, Gunnar Brands, Isabelle Baldini, Gwyn Davies, Vincenzo Fiocchi Nicolai, Bonnie Effros, Marina Prusac-Lindhagen, Jutta Dresken-Weiland, Matteo Braconi, Dimitri Cascianelli, Giovanna Ferri, Michel Bonifay, Paul Reynolds, Stefanie Nagel, Constanze Höpken, Niamh Bhalla, Marlia Mundell Mango, Benjamin Fourlas, Sabine Schrenk, Michelle P. Brown, Antonio Felle, Andrew Burnett, Colin Adams, Matt Gibbs, Serafina Cuomo, Bente Kiilerich, Paolo Liverani, Sarah Basset, Marjorie Venit, Julie Marchand, Andrea U. De Giorgi, Oren Gutfeld, Richard Miles, Debora Mauskopf Deliyannis, Winfred Weber, Helen Saradi, Cam Grey, Stephen Mitchell, Anna Leone, Renate Johanna Pillinger, Guy Halsall, Florin Curta, Emma Loosley Leeming, Jennifer Cromwell, Matthew Gibbs, Christina Maranci, Marcus Millwright, Jeroen Poblome, Sebastian Ristow, Peter Heather; William Bowden

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Late Antiquity marked one of the most significant transitions in European history-one that saw the rise of Christianity and the transformation of the classical Mediterranean world of ancient Rome. The richness of its art and the wealth of its archaeological remains have increasingly been recognised in recent decades and new discoveries and ongoing research are currently altering the ways in which we perceive the period. These two volumes provide a wide-ranging guide to the art and archaeology of the period 300-700 CE. Key monuments and artifact-types are discussed and placed in their historical contexts, but significant attention is also paid to the main cities, regions and peoples playing a prominent role in the history of the period as well as to some key issues and debates in its study. The chapters are written by leading experts and will be invaluable for any student or scholar interested in the period.

Expert scholars provide clear and authoritative guidance to the richness and complexity of the art and archaeological evidence, with an emphasis on new discoveries and current trends
Challenges traditional approaches, and seeks to move the field beyond the paradigm of 'Christian archaeology'
An excellent starting-point for anyone working on a given topic, whether scholar, instructor or student

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Published: July 2025
Format: Multiple copy pack
ISBN: 9781107037243
Length: 1040 pages
Dimensions: 285 × 222 × 61 mm
Weight: 3.3kg
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Volume 1: Introduction Leonard V. Rutgers, Jodi Magness, Robin M. Jensen, and Neil Christie
PART I. Architecture and Iconography:
1. Pagan Architecture Christophe J. Goddard
2. Pagan Iconography Stephan Faust and Troels Myrup Kristensen
3. Church Architecture Olof Brandt
4. Monastic Architecture Karel Innemée
5. The Material Culture of Saint Veneration Ann Marie Yasin
6. Early Christian Iconography Robin M. Jensen
7. Jewish Architecture Jodi Magness
8. Jewish Iconography Zeev Weiss
9. Monumental Civic Architecture Gunnar Brands
10. Private Architecture Isabelle Baldini
11. Byzantine Military Architecture Gwyn Davies
12. The Catacombs of Rome Vincenzo Fiocchi Nicolai
13. Late Antique Cemeteries Bonnie Effros
Part II. Artifacts and Evidence:
14. Portraiture Marina Prusac-Lindhagen
15. Sarcophagi Jutta Dresken-Weiland
16. Wall Painting Matteo Braconi, Dimitri Cascianelli, and Giovanna Ferri
17. Pottery Michel Bonifay and Paul Reynolds
18. Glass Constanze Höpken and Stefanie Nagel
19. Ivory Niamh Bhalla
20. Metalwork Marlia Mundell Mango and Benjamin Fourlas
21. Dress and Furnishing Textiles Sabine Schrenk
22. Illuminated Manuscripts Michelle P. Brown
23. Epigraphy Antonio Felle
24. Coins Andrew Burnett
25. Transport and Communication Colin Adams and Matt Gibbs
26. Technology Serafina Cuomo
27. Spolia Bente Kiilerich
Volume 2: Part III. Urbanism and the Countryside: Part III. Urbanism and the Countryside:
28. Rome Paolo Liverani
29. Constantinople Sarah Bassett
30. Alexandria Marjorie Venit and Julie Marchand
31. Antioch Gunnar Brands and Andrea U. De Giorgi
32. Jerusalem Oren Gutfeld
33. Carthage Richard Miles
34. Ravenna Debora Mauskopf Deliyannis
35. Trier Winfred Weber
36. Cities in the West Neil Christie
37. Cities in the East Helen Saradi
38. Countrysides of the Late Roman Western Empire Cam Grey
39. Countrysides of the Late Roman Eastern Empire Stephen Mitchell
40. The Countryside in Late Antique North Africa Anna Leone
41. The Balkans: Cities and Countrysides in Late Antiquity Renate Johanna Pillinger
Part IV. Regional and Ethnic Variety:
42. Peoples of Northern Europe Guy Halsall
43. Peoples of Eastern Europe Florin Curta
44. Peoples of Syria Emma Loosley Leeming
45. Egypt Jennifer Cromwell and Matthew Gibbs
46. Armenia Christina Maranci
47. Early Islam Marcus Millwright
Part V. Issues and Debates:
48. The Economy of the Later Roman Empire Jeroen Poblome
49. The Spread of Christianity Sebastian Ristow
50. Barbarians and Migrations Peter Heather
51. The Archaeology of Late Antique Identity William Bowden.

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Leonard V. Rutgers, Jodi Magness, Robin M. Jensen, Neil Christie, Christophe J. Goddard, Stephan Faust, Troels Myrup Kristensen, Olof Brandt, Karel Innemée, Ann Marie Yasin, Zeev Weiss, Gunnar Brands, Isabelle Baldini, Gwyn Davies, Vincenzo Fiocchi Nicolai, Bonnie Effros, Marina Prusac-Lindhagen, Jutta Dresken-Weiland, Matteo Braconi, Dimitri Cascianelli, Giovanna Ferri, Michel Bonifay, Paul Reynolds, Stefanie Nagel, Constanze Höpken, Niamh Bhalla, Marlia Mundell Mango, Benjamin Fourlas, Sabine Schrenk, Michelle P. Brown, Antonio Felle, Andrew Burnett, Colin Adams, Matt Gibbs, Serafina Cuomo, Bente Kiilerich, Paolo Liverani, Sarah Basset, Marjorie Venit, Julie Marchand, Andrea U. De Giorgi, Oren Gutfeld, Richard Miles, Debora Mauskopf Deliyannis, Winfred Weber, Helen Saradi, Cam Grey, Stephen Mitchell, Anna Leone, Renate Johanna Pillinger, Guy Halsall, Florin Curta, Emma Loosley Leeming, Jennifer Cromwell, Matthew Gibbs, Christina Maranci, Marcus Millwright, Jeroen Poblome, Sebastian Ristow, Peter Heather; William Bowden

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Leonard V. Rutgers , Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
LEONARD V. RUTGERS is Professor of Late Antiquity in the Department of History and Art History at Utrecht University. He is an archaeologist and a historian of religion. He is the author of the award-winning Jews in Late Ancient Rome: Evidence of Cultural Interaction in the Roman Diaspora (2000) and several other books, including The Hidden Heritage of Diaspora Judaism (1998), Subterranean Rome (2000), and, most recently, Making Myths: Jews in Early Christian Identity Formation (2009). He directs fieldwork in Italy where his projects include the use of radiocarbon dating, stable isotope analysis, GPR, 3D digital imaging and work in the field of aDNA. Major publications in that area include articles in Nature (2005) and the Journal of Archaeological Science (2009) and Cell (2022).
Neil Christie , Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, Rome
NEIL CHRISTIE is Professor of Medieval Archaeology at the University of Leicester in England. His research focuses on towns and rural development from late Roman to medieval times, especially in Italy, but also within Britain. Other interests cover defences and church archaeology. He is closely engaged with the Society for Medieval Archaeology (SMA) and is reviews editor for two UK-based journals. Recent publications include: A. Carneiro, N. Christie & P. Diarte-Blasco (eds), Urban Transformations in the Late Antique West: Materials, Agents, and Models (2020); P. Diarte-Blasco & N. Christie (eds), Interpreting Transformations of People and Landscapes in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages: Archaeological Approaches and Issues (2018); The Fall of the Western Roman Empire. An Archaeological and Historical Perspective (2011).
Robin M. Jensen , University of Notre Dame, Indiana
ROBIN JENSEN is the Patrick O'Brien Professor in the Department of Theology, and concurrent faculty in Art History and Classics, at the University of Notre Dame. She is also the author of From Idols to Icons: The Emergence of Christian Devotional Images in Late Antiquity (2022) and The Cross: History, Art and Controversy (2017), co-editor of The Routledge Handbook to Early Christian Art (2018), and co-author of Christianity in Roman Africa: The Development of Its Practices and Beliefs (2014). She recently completed a revised version of her first book, Understanding Early Christian Art (2023, originally 2000).
Jodi Magness , University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
JODI MAGNESS is the Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She has published thirteen books, three of them award-winning, and dozens of articles in journals and edited volumes. Magness has participated on twenty excavations in Israel and Greece, including co-directing the 1995 excavations in the Roman siege works at Masada. Since 2011, she has directed excavations at Huqoq in Galilee. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and an Honorary (Past) President of the Archaeological Institute of America.

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