Neglected Architectural Decoration from the Late Antique City: Public Porticoes, Small Baths, Shops/Workshops, and 'Middle Class' Houses in the East ... (Late Antique Archaeology (Supplementary), 7)

Contents
Foreword
Editorial Note
Maps, Figures and Tables
Introduction
	1	State of Research
	2	Sources
	3	Organisation of the Book
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Decoration in Late Antiquity: Imperial Palaces and Elite Houses
	1	Decoration of Late Antique Imperial Palaces
		1.1	Decoration of Walls
		1.2	Decoration of Floors
	2	Decoration in Late Antique Elite Houses
		2.1	Decoration of Walls
		2.2	Decoration of Floors
2
Urban Case Studies: Ephesus
	1	Decoration of Public Porticoes
	2	Decoration of Shops / Workshops
	3	Discussion
3
Urban Case Studies: Ostia
	1	Decoration of Public Porticoes
	2	Decoration of Small Public Baths
	3	Decoration of Shops / Tabernae
	4	Discussion
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Public Porticoes
	1	Finishing of Façades: Archaeological Evidence
		1.1	Asia Minor
		1.2	The Levant
		1.3	Greece
	2	Finishing of Floors: Archaeological Evidence
		2.1	Asia Minor
		2.2	The Levant
		2.3	Greece
		2.4	Western Balkans
	3	Discussion
		3.1	Veneer and Plaster Decoration: Chronological and Geographical Distribution
		3.2	The Repertoire of Painted Plaster
		3.3	Decoration of Ceilings
		3.4	Paving: Chronological and Geographical Distribution
		3.5	The Repertoire of Mosaic and Opus Sectile Paving
		3.6	Roofs and Lighting
		3.7	Exterior Wall Decoration
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Small Public Baths
	1	Finishing of Interior Walls: Archaeological Evidence
		1.1	Asia Minor
		1.2	The Levant
		1.3	Greece
	2	Finishing of Floors: Archaeological Evidence
		2.1	Asia Minor
		2.2	The Levant
		2.3	Greece
	3	Discussion
		3.1	Plaster and Veneer Decoration: Chronological and Geographical Distribution
		3.2	The Repertoire of Painted Plaster
		3.3	Paving: Chronological and Geographical Distribution
		3.4	The Repertoire of Mosaic Paving
		3.5	Hierarchy of Decoration According to Its Spatial Setting
		3.6	Exterior Decoration
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Shops and Workshops
	1	Finishing of Interior Walls: Archaeological Evidence
		1.1	Asia Minor
		1.2	The Levant
		1.3	Greece
	2	Finishing of Floors and Thresholds: Archaeological Evidence
		2.1	Asia Minor
		2.2	The Levant
		2.3	Greece
	3	Discussion
		3.1	Plaster Decoration: Chronological and Geographical Distribution
		3.2	The Repertoire of Painted Plaster
		3.3	Paving: Chronological and Geographical Distribution
		3.4	The Repertoire of Mosaic Paving
		3.5	Interior Structural Furniture and Textile Furnishings
		3.6	Exterior Decoration
		3.7	Decoration of Shops / Workshops: An Individual or Collective Enterprise?
		3.8	Did the Decoration Match with the Value of Sale Items?
		3.9	Decoration Conveying Symbolism
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‘Middle Class’ Houses
	1	Finishing of Interior Walls and Ceilings: Archaeological Evidence
		1.1	Asia Minor
		1.2	The Levant
		1.3	Greece
		1.4	Egypt
	2	Finishing of Floors and Thresholds: Archaeological Evidence
		2.1	Asia Minor
		2.2	The Levant
		2.3	Greece and the Western Balkans
		2.4	Egypt
	3	Discussion
		3.1	Plaster Decoration: Chronological and Geographical Distribution
		3.2	The Repertoire of Painted Plaster
		3.3	Paving: Chronological and Geographical Distribution
		3.4	The Repertoire of Mosaic and Opus Sectile Paving
		3.5	Floor Tapestries, Wall-Hangings, and Lighting
		3.6	Exterior Decoration
		3.7	Interior Decoration as an Instrument of Architectural ‘Hierarchy’
		3.8	Decoration as a Protective Instrument
		3.9	Domestic Decoration as Symbol of Social Status
Conclusion
	1 Why were Public Porticoes, Baths, Shops / Workshops, and ‘Middle Class’ Houses Decorated?
	2	Regional Similarities and Variations in the Decoration of Public Porticoes, Small Baths, Shops / Workshops, and ‘Middle Class’ Houses
	3	Limitations
Tables
Bibliography
		Primary Sources
		Modern Sources
Thematic Index
Index of Decoration, Architectural Elements and Furniture
Index of Building Types and Function
Index of Materials
Index of Objects
Index of Persons
Index of Places