Portraits de l'Egypte romaine. Chypre the illuminated bestiaries

the illuminated bestiaries

owes his escape from the dustbin of history to this small collection of Descriptions of Masterpieces of Greek Sculpture

we are embarked on an erudite and unusual journey

Extract from the Monumental Bulletin published in Caen by M

The author shows the subtleties of the term clementia and its political use in Tacitus

Portraits de l'Egypte romaine. Chypre the illuminated bestiariesA large number of moving portraits (among which are the famous "Fayoum portraits") which have survived almost 20 centuries on fragile supports, bear witness to the evolution of Egyptian funerary practices during the Roman era.