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Greek and Roman Painting and the Digital Humanities book cover

1st Edition

Greek and Roman Painting and the Digital Humanities

Edited By Marie-Claire Beaulieu, Valérie Toillon Copyright 2022
204 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This volume is a groundbreaking discussion of the role of digital media in research on ancient painting, and a deep reflection on the effectiveness of digital media in opening the field to new audiences. The study of classical art always oscillates between archaeology and classics, between the study of ancient texts and archaeological material. For this reason, it is often difficult to collect... Read more

1 Introduction: The Digital Milliet, Between Ancient Painting and Digital Technologies

Marie-Claire Beaulieu and Valerie Toillon

Part 1 From the Recueil Milliet to the Digital Milliet

2 Adolphe Reinach and the Modernity of the Recueil Milliet

Agnes Rouveret

3 Commenting the Digital Milliet: From the Print to the Digital Version

Valerie Toillon

4 The Digital Milliet: Development and Roadmap

Zachary Fletcher

5 Dire le Décor Antique (DDA): When Greek and Latin Texts meet Realia

Delphine Lauritzen

Part 2 Applying Digital Tools to the Analysis of Ancient Art

6 Enhancing Digital Publications with Alpheios

Bridget Almas

7 Texts on Artifacts: How to Improve Epigraphic Publication in a Digital Ecosystem

Michele Brunet

8 Danaids at Rest: Images in Context, Images in Networks: New Keys for the Study of Italiote Funerary Eschatology: Methods, Tools and Initial Results

Fabien Bievre-Perrin

Part 3 Ancient Wall Painting

9 How Were Roman Wall Paintings Made? Material and Textual Evidence

Francesca Bologna

10 Surface and Suggestion: The Materiality of Curtains in Roman Wall Painting

Shana O’Connell

11 Adsere Caelo: Gladiators, Pictorial Space and Visual Culture in Pompei

Jorge Tomás García

12 Conclusion

Marie-Claire Beaulieu and Valerie Toillon

Biography

Marie-Claire Beaulieu is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at Tufts University. Her research focuses on Greek mythology and religion with a special interest in animals in antiquity. She combines this work with the development of digital pedagogical initiatives and digital editions on related topics.

Valérie Toillon has a PhD in history of art. The Digital Milliet was her postdoctoral research project (2015–2017). She is now an independent researcher and is pursuing a postgraduate diploma (DESS) in Arts and Culture Management.

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