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Book SynopsisAndrea Fulvio’s Illustrium imagines and the Beginnings of Classical Archaeology is a study of the book recognized by contemporaries as the first attempt (1517) to publish artifacts from Classical Antiquity in the form of a chronology of portraits appearing on coins. By studying correspondences between the illustrated coins and genuine, ancient coins, Madigan parses Fulvio’s methodology, showing how he attempted to exploit coins as historical documents. Situated within humanist literary and historical studies of ancient Rome, his numismatic project required visual artists closely to study and assimilate the conventions of ancient portraiture. The Illustrium imagines exemplifies the range and complexity of early modern responses to ancient artifacts.
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments List of Figures Introduction 1 The Contexts of the Book and Its Author 2 The Republic: Vr–XXIr 3 The Early Empire: Julio-Claudians through Flavians: XXIv–LXIIIv 4 The Middle Empire: Nerva Through the Antonines: LXVr–LXXXIv 5 The Late Empire: Septimius Severus through the Tetrarchs: LXXXIXr–XCIIIv 6 Late Antiquity: Constantinus I through Mezentius (Maxentius): XCVr–CVIr; and Medieval Rulers: CVIv–CXVIIIr 7 Fulvio’s Resources, Methods and Attitudes Concerning Visual and Material Evidence 8 Addendum: Fulvio’s Model Ancient Coins and the Borghesi Collection Works Cited Index
