COLUMN MONUMENTS: Commemorative and Memorial Column Monuments, From Ancient Times to the 21st Century: A History and Guide (FIVE VOLUME SET)
| Author: | Janina K. Darling, Daniel D. Reiff | |
| Year: | 2018 | |
| Pages: | 2128 | |
| ISBN: | 1-4955-0550-2 978-1-4955-0550-8 | |
| Price: | $999.95 + shipping | |
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This 5 Volume set of book’s purpose is to rediscover an aspect of art and architectural history that has been by-passed by earlier scholars. The five-volume set includes 740 black and white photos.
Reviews
"… the history, social context, iconography, and style of more than 400 commemorative columns are investigated. The arrangement is roughly chronological to allow for the observation of trends and influences across time. Opinions of critics of the artists and architects who designed and built the columns are also included. Many of the columns have interesting back-stories; some are sincere profession of faith; others are follies of eccentric patrons. Yet all of columns speak to the human condition and reveal the desire of ephemeral mortal beings for the imperishable memory that transcends time and is thus a form of immortality."
“They were central artistic and urban features of a great many cities, commemorated events and people that – at one time – were considered of major and lasting importance. And many of them of them were by architects and artists of renown.”
“They were central artistic and urban features of a great many cities, commemorated events and people that – at one time – were considered of major and lasting importance. And many of them of them were by architects and artists of renown.”
Table of Contents
Volume I
Foreword by Daniel D. Reiff
Foreword by Janina K. Darling
Introduction
1. Merenptah Column, Heliopolis, 1206 BCE
2. Naxian Sphinx Column, Delphi, 570-60 BCE
3. Serpent Column, Delphi, 479-78 BCE
4. Nike of Paionias, Olympia c. 420 BCE
5. Acanthus Column, Delphi, 335-25 BCE
6. Ptolemaic Statue Columns, Olympia, c. 270 BCE
7. Early Honorific Columns in Rome, c. 439-36 BCE
8. Early Roman, and Antecedents; Pompeii, to 32 CE
9. Jupiter Column, Mainz, 54-68
10.Trajan's Column, Rome, c. 113
11. Column of Antoninus Pius, Rome, 161
12. Column of Marcus Aurelius c. 193
13. Last Columns in the Roman Forum, 303-608
14. "Pompey's Pillar," Alexandria, 298-302
15. Columns of Constantinople, 330-c. 540
16. Interlude: Columns in Art, 4th - 15th Centuries
17. Hildesheim Column, 1020
18. Piazetta Columns, Venice, 1126 and 1172
19. Donatello's Dovizia, Florence, c. 1430
20. "Colonna della Guistizia," Florence, 1570-81
21. Catherine de Medici Column, Paris, 1582
22. Mary Columns, Rome and Munich, 1613 and 1638
23. Sigismund's Column, Warsaw, 1644
24. "The Monument," London, 1671-77
25. Karlskirche, Vienna, 1715-38
Volume II
26. Victory Column, Blenheim, 1727-31
27. Rostal Columns: 18th-Early 19th Century, c. 1720-1829
28. Columns in France: Henri II to the Revolution, 1549-1794
29. Columns of Claude Nicolas Ledoux, 1774-1806
30. Columns of the Napoleonic Era, c. 1792-1840
31. Grande Armee Column, Boulogne, 1804-1843
32. Place Vendome Column, Paris, 1806-1812
33. Columns in the Garden: 18th Century Britain, c. 1630/1728-81
34. Memorials of British Heroes of the French Wars, 1782-1819
35. Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square, London, 1838-1867
36. Some Columns for Wellington, London, 1817-1867
37. Hill and York Columns, St. Petersburg, 1829-1834
38. Alexander Column, St. Petersburg, 1829-1834
39. 19th Century Columns in the British Isles, 1814-1861
40. Early Columns in North America I, 1790-1828
41. Early Columns in North America II, 1848-1863
Volume III
42. Germanic Columns of the 19th Century, 1821-1873
43. Plague Columns I - Mary Columns, 1646-1857
44. Plague Columns II - Trinity Columns, 1680s-1750s
45. Various 19th Century Columns, 1848-1897
46. Civil War Monuments I - Introduction, and the Basic Model, 1866-1911
47. Civil War Monuments II - Origins of the Elaborated Type, 1870-1878
47. Civil War Monuments III - The Elaborated Type, 1874-1909
48. Civil War Monuments IV - The Colossal or Grandiose Type, 1886-1907
Volume IV
50. Columns in the Decades after the Civil War, 1868-1915
51. Elaborated Columns: Europe and Canada, 1881-1911
52. Columns in Honor of Christopher Columbus, 1881-1893
53. Columns and Pillars Commemorating the Great War, 1922-1937
54. 20th and 21st Century Columns, 1918-2013
Volume V
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
Foreword by Daniel D. Reiff
Foreword by Janina K. Darling
Introduction
1. Merenptah Column, Heliopolis, 1206 BCE
2. Naxian Sphinx Column, Delphi, 570-60 BCE
3. Serpent Column, Delphi, 479-78 BCE
4. Nike of Paionias, Olympia c. 420 BCE
5. Acanthus Column, Delphi, 335-25 BCE
6. Ptolemaic Statue Columns, Olympia, c. 270 BCE
7. Early Honorific Columns in Rome, c. 439-36 BCE
8. Early Roman, and Antecedents; Pompeii, to 32 CE
9. Jupiter Column, Mainz, 54-68
10.Trajan's Column, Rome, c. 113
11. Column of Antoninus Pius, Rome, 161
12. Column of Marcus Aurelius c. 193
13. Last Columns in the Roman Forum, 303-608
14. "Pompey's Pillar," Alexandria, 298-302
15. Columns of Constantinople, 330-c. 540
16. Interlude: Columns in Art, 4th - 15th Centuries
17. Hildesheim Column, 1020
18. Piazetta Columns, Venice, 1126 and 1172
19. Donatello's Dovizia, Florence, c. 1430
20. "Colonna della Guistizia," Florence, 1570-81
21. Catherine de Medici Column, Paris, 1582
22. Mary Columns, Rome and Munich, 1613 and 1638
23. Sigismund's Column, Warsaw, 1644
24. "The Monument," London, 1671-77
25. Karlskirche, Vienna, 1715-38
Volume II
26. Victory Column, Blenheim, 1727-31
27. Rostal Columns: 18th-Early 19th Century, c. 1720-1829
28. Columns in France: Henri II to the Revolution, 1549-1794
29. Columns of Claude Nicolas Ledoux, 1774-1806
30. Columns of the Napoleonic Era, c. 1792-1840
31. Grande Armee Column, Boulogne, 1804-1843
32. Place Vendome Column, Paris, 1806-1812
33. Columns in the Garden: 18th Century Britain, c. 1630/1728-81
34. Memorials of British Heroes of the French Wars, 1782-1819
35. Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square, London, 1838-1867
36. Some Columns for Wellington, London, 1817-1867
37. Hill and York Columns, St. Petersburg, 1829-1834
38. Alexander Column, St. Petersburg, 1829-1834
39. 19th Century Columns in the British Isles, 1814-1861
40. Early Columns in North America I, 1790-1828
41. Early Columns in North America II, 1848-1863
Volume III
42. Germanic Columns of the 19th Century, 1821-1873
43. Plague Columns I - Mary Columns, 1646-1857
44. Plague Columns II - Trinity Columns, 1680s-1750s
45. Various 19th Century Columns, 1848-1897
46. Civil War Monuments I - Introduction, and the Basic Model, 1866-1911
47. Civil War Monuments II - Origins of the Elaborated Type, 1870-1878
47. Civil War Monuments III - The Elaborated Type, 1874-1909
48. Civil War Monuments IV - The Colossal or Grandiose Type, 1886-1907
Volume IV
50. Columns in the Decades after the Civil War, 1868-1915
51. Elaborated Columns: Europe and Canada, 1881-1911
52. Columns in Honor of Christopher Columbus, 1881-1893
53. Columns and Pillars Commemorating the Great War, 1922-1937
54. 20th and 21st Century Columns, 1918-2013
Volume V
Appendix
Bibliography
Index