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Document Details : Title: Zebrapatterns in Campanian wall painting: a matter of function Author(s): LAKEN, Lara Journal: BABESCH Volume: 78 Date: 2003 Pages: 167-189 DOI: 10.2143/BAB.78.0.503926 Abstract : Zebrapatterns are paintings with black and white stripes, usually covering the lower zone of a wall and often divided in panels reminiscent of marble imitation. They were in use in the Vesuvius area during the second half of the first century AD. Because they mainly appear in passage rooms, they have previously rarely been described and are generally thought to be secondary decoration, restricted to service areas. Thorough study of the pattern within its spatial context however leads to a different point of view: zebrapatterns were used in the first place to define public or common space. |
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