Showing posts with label Lighting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lighting. Show all posts

Monday, 26 March 2012

Image request

A quick image request: I am looking for images of reconstructions of domestic interiors, ones which include wall paintings, but also furniture and, if at all possible, lighting.
These images don't have to be 100% "accurate"--it's to illustrate a point I will make in a conference paper about the undue focus scholars place on the interpretations of wall paintings. Well, what I think is undue focus considering other "distracting" elements in these interiors--furniture, lighting elements, domestic objects with other figural decoration, etc. In other words, I simply want to give the impression these suites of multi-media decoration had.
Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

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Sto cercando immagini di ricostruzioni di interni domestici, quelli che comprendono affreschi, ma anche mobili e, se possibile, l'illuminazione.
Questi immagini non devono essere al 100% "scientificamente precisi" - sono per illustrare un punto che farò in una presentazione sulle interpretazioni degli affreschi: che c'è attenzione eccessiva su decorazione murale, considerando altri elementi di "distrazione" in questi interni - mobili, lampade, oggetti domestici con altri decorazione figurale, ecc.
Grazie!



Wednesday, 18 March 2009

Archaeology of light

I am currently studying the ceramic oil lamps from the AAPP excavations in insula VI.1 and now have stratified assemblages from all the properties. I am due to start a PhD at the University of Leicester in October with Dr. Pim Allison and Prof. David Mattingly, with a focus on the social and economic impact of artificial light in the Roman world. The aim of this study is to assess the social and economic significance of the consumption of artificial light, testing the hypothesis that a reliable and affordable supply of fuel and lighting equipment was a major constituent in Roman urban living. Pompeii will be the main case study for this research.The study has three main objectives:1) Assess the underlying socio-cultural reasoning for lengthening the day.2) Identify the extent to which vibrant and diverse ‘after-dark’ economic activities contributed to urban growth.3) Estimate the scale of olive oil consumption for artificial light.I would be very grateful for any contributions to my research, and if anyone has any ceramic oil lamp assemblages from pre- AD79 stratified contexts, or any architectural data which would be helfpful, I would like to hear from you. I will be working in Pompeii for most of July this year if anyone would like to discuss my research. David Griffiths

Monday, 16 March 2009

Archaeology of light

Returning to Jo´s proposal for an AIA session on the archaeology of the night (21.12.08).... I have not came across studies focusing solely on the artificial lighting of Pompeian spaces but Henrk Boman (White Light - White Heat, Current Swedish Archaeology 13/2005) has looked at some ways to enhance lighting conditions in insula V 1, as well as used Jo´s work (1997) as a reference to the use (amount) of articifical light in some commercial establishments. As far as I know he is also planning to continue with modelling lighting conditions in atrium-houses. Furthermore, our Finnish team has been hoping to do some modelling on the circulation of light in some rooms with multiple windows (and wall paintings): it there a play of light here? Would be great to hear more on this topic! It seems to me that insula IX, 3 for instance had at the end very few lamps....
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