Print version: Ornament and figure in Graeco-Roman art : rethinking visual ontologies in classical antiquity. Berlin : De Gruyter, [2018] ISBN 9783110460155
To haunt, to startle, and way-lay/ Michael Squire -- Figurlicher Schmuck in der griechischen Architektur zwischen Dekor und Reprasentation / Tonio Holscher -- Ornamental and formulaic patterns / Jonas Grethlein.
"This edited collection explores the relationship between ’ornament’ and ’figure’ in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Through a series of specially commissioned chapters, contributors examine a range of ancient materials and texts: combining theoretical discussion and close analytical interpretations, the book interrogates shifting ideas of the image in both antiquity and the ensuing western art critical tradition"-- Provided by publisher..