فهرست مطالب
Cover page
Halftitle page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Contents
Figures
Tables
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1 Smelling, Touching, Hearing, Tasting and Seeing the Roman Home
Introduction
The embodied experience of the home
Approaches to the past: The problems of the pre-eminence of sight in the western sensorium
Seeing and ‘reading’ houses
Developing a multisensory approach to archaeology: Problems
Current research into sensory experience
Key terms, structure and methodological approach
Conclusion
2 Sensing Status? Multisensory Awarenessand Power Display in the Roman Domestic Realm
Introduction
Power and the Roman home
Bringing the home to life: The Letters of Pliny the Younger
3 The Impact of Streetscapes on the Domestic Realm
Introduction
Sensory streetscapes in Rome and Pompeii
A changing multisensory streetscape
Controlling domestic sensory experiences around Pompeii
Conclusion
4 Initial Perceptions: Controlling Access and Multisensory Experience in the Atrium-Tablinum
Introduction
Ideal vs Reality? The ‘openness’ of the atrium-tablinum
Leaky’ houses?: Reconsidering ‘public’ access into the atrium
‘Public’ and ‘Private’ activities in and around the Atrium
Conclusion
5 ‘Public’ and ‘Private’: Multisensory Perception and the Roman Cubiculum
Introduction
Identifying and labelling the cubiculum in the Roman house: Just a room for sleeping?
The physical relationship between cubicula, atria and peristylia
The transmission of multisensory experiences between atrium and cubiculum , and between cubicula
The impact of multisensory experience on ‘public’ or ‘private’ relationships between the atrium and cubiculum
Conclusion
6 Beyond Taste: The Multisensory Experience of Roman Dining in the Domestic Sphere
Introduction: Dinner with Domitian
Defining and identifying domestic dining areas
Enargeia and the convivium : The multisensory dinner in text and archaeology
Dining in or near the garden
Conclusion
7 Housing the Foul: Kitchens and Toilets in the Roman Home
Introduction: Identifying the kitchen and the toilet in literature and archaeology
The sensory experiences of the kitchen
Controlling the transmission of multisensory experiences from kitchens to dining rooms
Conclusion
8 Conclusion: Sensing Status – Approaching a Lived Experience of the Roman House
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Halftitle page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Contents
Figures
Tables
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1 Smelling, Touching, Hearing, Tasting and Seeing the Roman Home
Introduction
The embodied experience of the home
Approaches to the past: The problems of the pre-eminence of sight in the western sensorium
Seeing and ‘reading’ houses
Developing a multisensory approach to archaeology: Problems
Current research into sensory experience
Key terms, structure and methodological approach
Conclusion
2 Sensing Status? Multisensory Awarenessand Power Display in the Roman Domestic Realm
Introduction
Power and the Roman home
Bringing the home to life: The Letters of Pliny the Younger
3 The Impact of Streetscapes on the Domestic Realm
Introduction
Sensory streetscapes in Rome and Pompeii
A changing multisensory streetscape
Controlling domestic sensory experiences around Pompeii
Conclusion
4 Initial Perceptions: Controlling Access and Multisensory Experience in the Atrium-Tablinum
Introduction
Ideal vs Reality? The ‘openness’ of the atrium-tablinum
Leaky’ houses?: Reconsidering ‘public’ access into the atrium
‘Public’ and ‘Private’ activities in and around the Atrium
Conclusion
5 ‘Public’ and ‘Private’: Multisensory Perception and the Roman Cubiculum
Introduction
Identifying and labelling the cubiculum in the Roman house: Just a room for sleeping?
The physical relationship between cubicula, atria and peristylia
The transmission of multisensory experiences between atrium and cubiculum , and between cubicula
The impact of multisensory experience on ‘public’ or ‘private’ relationships between the atrium and cubiculum
Conclusion
6 Beyond Taste: The Multisensory Experience of Roman Dining in the Domestic Sphere
Introduction: Dinner with Domitian
Defining and identifying domestic dining areas
Enargeia and the convivium : The multisensory dinner in text and archaeology
Dining in or near the garden
Conclusion
7 Housing the Foul: Kitchens and Toilets in the Roman Home
Introduction: Identifying the kitchen and the toilet in literature and archaeology
The sensory experiences of the kitchen
Controlling the transmission of multisensory experiences from kitchens to dining rooms
Conclusion
8 Conclusion: Sensing Status – Approaching a Lived Experience of the Roman House
Notes
Bibliography
Index
