This volume offers a fascinating journey into the world of symbols, architecture and myths, both familiar and less well-known. The road it takes is sometimes the caravan trail, others a Roman road from the classical world, and includes junctions and overlapping influences between East and West.

The first stop takes us from the steppe of the Goths through to the city of Ravenna, focusing on King Theodoric. A man of the steppe, Theodoric was illiterate but wrote in stone through his indecipherable, famous monument, the mausoleum of Ravenna. It is an architecture of myth that needs to be read in all of its architectonic connections - within its spatial dynamism and geometric symbolism, which reveals echoes of the Middle East. The second step begins in Greece and arrives in Italy. The third encompasses an enormous arch, passing from the Roman imperial eagle to the Chinese imperial dragon. Extensively illustrated, this volume explores symbolic, architectural, and mythological connections across the globe.

About the Author
Alessandro Coscia is an archaeologist specialised in the Greek and Roman fi elds. He studied in Milan and France. He has broadened his horizons to the history of ancient religions and anthropology, to which he has dedicated various articles, essays and conferences. He has added screenwriter and television author to his work as a scientist. He works in the Exhibitions and Events Offi ce at the Pinacoteca di Brera. Sergio Coppola is a poet by birth, a scientist by passion, free by vocation. After a successful life in the disciplines of design and engineering, he ventured into his great passions: art and history.


Book Information
ISBN 9788869773396
Author Alessandro Coscia
Format Hardback
Page Count 178
Imprint Mimesis International
Publisher Mimesis International