AQUILEA The National Archeological Museum
An updated guide to the National Archaeological Museum showcases quality images of surviving inscriptions and artworks - sculptures, funerary monuments, mosaics of rare beauty, precious artefacts, and everyday objects - to tell the story of the ancient Roman city of Aquileia and its citizens of the time. The book is an engaging companion with which to explore the museum's renewed visitor experience. The animated facial expressions of the subjects portrayed in the sculpture speak of a lively urban centre which flourished as a crossroads for peoples and goods alike, enlivening the journey for readers and visitors as they familiarize with the refined interiors of imposing residences and magnificent public spaces. the wealth of exhibits on display vears witness to the activities, customs and habits that permeated life in ancient Aquileia - a city whose reputation and strategic position ranked it the ninth most important in the Roman Empire.
Text by Marta Novello, Elena Braidotti, Annalisa De Franzoni.
Format: 14 x 18,5 cm, 4 color, published 2019, 155 pagine. Photographs by Alessandra Chemollo, Slow Studio. Available in English, Italian, German
An updated guide to the National Archaeological Museum showcases quality images of surviving inscriptions and artworks - sculptures, funerary monuments, mosaics of rare beauty, precious artefacts, and everyday objects - to tell the story of the ancient Roman city of Aquileia and its citizens of the time. The book is an engaging companion with which to explore the museum's renewed visitor experience. The animated facial expressions of the subjects portrayed in the sculpture speak of a lively urban centre which flourished as a crossroads for peoples and goods alike, enlivening the journey for readers and visitors as they familiarize with the refined interiors of imposing residences and magnificent public spaces. the wealth of exhibits on display vears witness to the activities, customs and habits that permeated life in ancient Aquileia - a city whose reputation and strategic position ranked it the ninth most important in the Roman Empire.
Text by Marta Novello, Elena Braidotti, Annalisa De Franzoni.
Format: 14 x 18,5 cm, 4 color, published 2019, 155 pagine. Photographs by Alessandra Chemollo, Slow Studio. Available in English, Italian, German
An updated guide to the National Archaeological Museum showcases quality images of surviving inscriptions and artworks - sculptures, funerary monuments, mosaics of rare beauty, precious artefacts, and everyday objects - to tell the story of the ancient Roman city of Aquileia and its citizens of the time. The book is an engaging companion with which to explore the museum's renewed visitor experience. The animated facial expressions of the subjects portrayed in the sculpture speak of a lively urban centre which flourished as a crossroads for peoples and goods alike, enlivening the journey for readers and visitors as they familiarize with the refined interiors of imposing residences and magnificent public spaces. the wealth of exhibits on display vears witness to the activities, customs and habits that permeated life in ancient Aquileia - a city whose reputation and strategic position ranked it the ninth most important in the Roman Empire.
Text by Marta Novello, Elena Braidotti, Annalisa De Franzoni.
Format: 14 x 18,5 cm, 4 color, published 2019, 155 pagine. Photographs by Alessandra Chemollo, Slow Studio. Available in English, Italian, German
