Background
Ling, Roger John was born on November 13, 1942 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Son of Leslie James and Kathleen Clara Ling.
( Roger Ling describes the day-to-day life of Pompeii's i...)
Roger Ling describes the day-to-day life of Pompeii's inhabitants on the eve of the fatal eruption in AD 79, as well as the eruption itself and its aftermath. The city was rediscovered in the late 16th century, and since then archaeologists have discovered more and more of the city’s past. The author concludes with an assessment of the conflicting demands of conservation and public access.
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( Using thousands and sometimes millions of pieces of col...)
Using thousands and sometimes millions of pieces of colored stone or glass to create elaborate patterns or scenes is a painstaking and expensive way to decorate a surface. Yet the art of mosaic enjoyed spectacular success in the Graeco-Roman world, where its practitioners created some of the most beautiful artworks in history. This handsomely illustrated and elegantly written book traces the evolution of mosaic from the Hellenistic period to the early Christian era, with particular emphasis on the Roman Empire, and examines its regional variations from Britain to North Africa and from the Levant to the Spanish seaboard. The eminent classical scholar Roger Ling explains how mosaics were first made in the fifth century B.C. with the use of inset pebbles to provide durable pavements. He shows how mosaic became one of the hallmarks of luxury in Roman times, when such masterpieces of imperial floor decoration as the black-and-white silhouette pavements of Ostia and the colorful figure compositions of Piazza Armerina in Sicily were created. From pavements, mosaic graduated to walls and ceilings, where it culminated in the soaring blue and gold work of early Christian churches in Rome, Constantinople, and Ravenna. Ling examines the wide range of styles and subject matter employed by mosaicists, whether geometric patterns or figurative scenes of mythology, agriculture, and hunting, and explores what mosaics reveal about domestic and imperial tastes and aspirations. Such topics as techniques and materials, the relationship of mosaic to other forms of interior decoration, and the influence of ancient mosaics in more recent times are also discussed in detail. Illuminating, attractive, and affordable, this book makes a major contribution to classical scholarship and will also appeal strongly to art historians, artists, designers, and general readers.
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(This book provides a general survey of Roman wall paintin...)
This book provides a general survey of Roman wall painting from the second century B.C. through to the fourth century A.D., tracing the origins, chronological development, subjects, techniques, and social context of this art which had considerable influence upon European artists of the Renaissance and Neo-Classical periods. It deals particularly with the paintings from the buried cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and its main purpose is to provide an up-to-date summary of the subject in light of the most recent research. This is the first general history of Roman painting written specifically for English-language readers.
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(A collection of 12 articles first published in journals b...)
A collection of 12 articles first published in journals between 1966 and 1995. Earlier papers deal with stuccowork and are directed towards the publication of unknown or little known material, the establishment of provenance and date, and the working out of patterns of typological development. Later papers are concerned more with painting, examining antiquarian issues related to subject matter and iconography, as well as the relationship of subject matter to room function in the decoration of Pompeian dining rooms. Other topics include the influence of Studius on the beginnings of landscape painting, and the choice of subjects in the decoration of a chamber-tomb of the early Imperial period.
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Ling, Roger John was born on November 13, 1942 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Son of Leslie James and Kathleen Clara Ling.
Bachelor, University Cambridge, England, 1964. Master of Arts, University Cambridge, England, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cambridge, England, 1970.
Lecturer classics University College Swansea, 1967—1971. Lecturer history art University Manchester, England, 1971—1975, senior lecturer England, 1975—1983, reader, 1983—1992, professor classical art and archaeology, 1992—2010, professor emeritus, since 2010. Member faculty archaeology, history and letters British School Rome, 1974—1978, 1981—1985.
Member organising committee XI International Congress Classical Archaeology, 1976—1978. Member conseil scientifique Centre d'e'tude des Peintures Murales Romaines, Paris, 1990—1995.
( Using thousands and sometimes millions of pieces of col...)
( Roger Ling describes the day-to-day life of Pompeii's i...)
(This book provides a general survey of Roman wall paintin...)
(A collection of 12 articles first published in journals b...)
(1St Edition)
Fellow: Society Antiquaries London. Member: Association International pour L'Etude de la Mosaique Antique (member conseil d'administration 1999—2004), Derbyshire Archaeol. Society, Society Promotion Roman Studies.
Married Lesley Ann Steer, December 30, 1967.