这本书探索了罗马帝国时期建筑和雕塑材料的结合。通过对各种材料的研究，包括帝王肖像、与工匠大师有关的雕像、建筑造型和固定装置、坟墓和石棺、拱门和大门，它表明，二次干预在古代晚期之前很常见，事实上，比之前所承认的早了几个世纪。
本书中的文章由一组国际专家撰写，它们共同认为，重复使用是人类操纵物理环境的自然特征，而不是社会压力的表现。重用通常反映出对早期物质文化的功能、形式和设计的欣赏。政治、社会、宗教和经济因素也促成了这种做法。本书全面概述了分离和再利用，考察了罗马和整个地中海世界的现象。
Reuse and Renovation in Roman Material Culture: Functions, Aesthetics, Interpretations
This book explores the spoliation of architectural and sculptural materials during the Roman empire. Examining a wide range of materials, including imperial portraits, statues associated with master craftsmen, architectural moldings and fixtures, tombs and sarcophagi, arches and gateways, it demonstrates that secondary intervention was common well before Late Antiquity, in fact, centuries earlier than has been previously acknowledged.
The essays in this volume, written by a team of international experts, collectively argue that reuse was a natural feature of human manipulation of the physical environment, rather than a sign of social pressure. Reuse often reflected appreciation for the function, form, and design of the material culture of earlier eras. Political, social, religious, and economic factors also contributed to the practice. A comprehensive overview of spoliation and reuse, this volume examines the phenomenon in Rome and throughout the Mediterranean world.
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