A Description of the Trajan Column (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

John Hungerford Pollen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266780059 ISBN 13: 9780266780052

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the Trajan Column in rich detail, with clear explanations of its design, history, and sculpture.

This edition collects John Hungerford Pollen’s introduction and descriptions, guiding readers through the column’s architecture, its place in the forum, and the artists who brought Trajan’s monuments to life. It also covers the painting and gilding found on the shaft and the circulation routes that once surrounded the monument.

Readers will gain a practical sense of the column’s proportions, the pedestal and base, the spiral relief bands, and the original statue top. The text ties architectural context to the scenes carved on the shaft, offering a focused view of Trajan’s campaigns and their commemorations without venturing beyond the evidence gathered from the artifacts themselves.

• Learn how the Tuscan order blends Doric and Corinthian elements in this column’s shaft and base.
• See how the reliefs depict Decebalus’s victories and the Roman response, including the capture of prisoners and the transplantation of populations.
• Understand the column’s construction, painting, and the later additions to the monument and surrounding structures.
• Get a sense of the forum’s layout, libraries, temple, and the basilica that framed Trajan’s work.

Ideal for readers of architectural history and classical art, this book clarifies the lasting significance of Rome’s last great classic triumphs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266780059
• ISBN 13: 9780266780052
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 190