TY - BOOK ED - Buccellati, Federico ED - Hageneuer, Sebastian ED - van der Heyden, Sylva ED - Levenson, Felix AB - When talking about monuments, size undeniably matters – or does it? But how else can we measure monumentality? Bringing together researchers from various fields such as archaeology, museology, history, sociology, Mesoamerican studies, and art history, this book discusses terminological and methodological approaches in both theoretical contributions and various case studies. While focusing on architectural aspects, this volume also discusses the social meaning of monuments, the role of forced and free labour, as well as textual monumentality. The result is a modern interdisciplinary take on an important concept which is notoriously difficult to define. When talking about monuments, size undeniably matters – or does it? But how else can we measure monumentality? Bringing together researchers from various fields such as archaeology, museology, history, sociology, Mesoamerican studies, and art history, this book discusses terminological and methodological approaches in both theoretical contributions and various case studies. While focusing on architectural aspects, this volume also discusses the social meaning of monuments, the role of forced and free labour, as well as textual monumentality. The result is a modern interdisciplinary take on an important concept which is notoriously difficult to define. DO - 10.14361/9783839445389 ID - OAPEN ID: 1006285 ID - OAPEN ID: OCN: 1114827556 ID - OAPEN ID: http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/23853 KW - Monumentality KW - Architecture KW - Energetics KW - Identity KW - Labour KW - Monument KW - Perception KW - Reception KW - Cultural History KW - Ancient History KW - History KW - Monumentality KW - Architecture KW - Energetics KW - Identity KW - Labour KW - Monument KW - Perception KW - Reception KW - Cultural History KW - Ancient History KW - History L1 - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/23853/1/1006285.pdf L1 - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/23853/1/1006285.pdf L1 - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/23853/1/1006285.pdf LA - English LK - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/36760 PB - transcript Verlag PP - Bielefeld PY - 2019 SN - 9783837645385 TI - Size Matters – Understanding Monumentality Across Ancient Civilizationsnull ER -