Circumlitio: The Polychromy of Antique and Medieval Sculpture

Scholars around the world are researching the degree to which colour was employed in classical and medieval sculpture. Their numerous activities and projects were most recently presented and debated at an international colloquium held in the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung in Frankfurt. The current contributions of 20 internationally known scholars are brought together in this richly illustrated book in English.

Among specialists, the educated layperson’s ideal of an antiquity in shining whi...