Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani

Catalogue of sculpture from Roman Britain.

The scheme for an international Corpus of Sculpture of the Roman World was launched in 1963. In 1974, the British Academy assumed responsibility for cataloguing sculpture from Roman Britain (to be published as Volume I of the British contribution) – as opposed to Roman sculpture imported into Britain in recent times (Volumes II and III). For each item, the provenance, present location and bibliography are listed, followed by a full description of the sculpture, including its condition, measurements and material, and interpretation. There is a full photographic record. Many items are published for the first time.

The sculpture is classified into various categories, e.g. Graeco-Roman and Romano-Celtic deities, funerary monuments, building records, and miscellaneous human figures and animals.

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The Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani is an international academic enterprise with the aim of documenting the immense sculptural heritage of the Roman Empire through published catalogues produced in the various countries which now embrace its territory.

Volumes

Great Britain, Volume I

Vol. 11. The Hinterland of Hadrian's Wall and Derbyshire
by Lindsay Allason-Jones
978-0-19-726689-2 hbk (2023)
206pp and 250 plates


Vol. 10. Roman Sculpture from London and the South-East
by Penny Coombe, Francis Grew, Kevin Hayward, and Martin Henig
978-0-19-726571-0 hbk (2015)
184 pages and 84 plates

British Academy Review article by Penny Coombe


Vol. 9. Roman Sculpture from the North West Midlands
by Martin Henig
978-0-19-726290-0 hbk (2004)
92 pages and 52 plates


Vol. 8. Roman Sculpture from Eastern England
by Janet Huskinson
0-19-726140-X hbk (1994, out of print)


Vol. 7. Roman Sculpture from the Cotswold Region, with Devon and Cornwall
by Martin Henig
0-19-726135-3 hbk (1993, out of print)


Vol. 6. Hadrian’s Wall West of the North Tyne, and Carlisle
by J.C. Coulston and E.J. Phillips
0-19-726058-6 hbk (1988, out of print)


Vol. 5. Wales
by Richard J. Brewer
0-19-726045-4 hbk (1986, out of print)


Vol. 4. Scotland
by L.J.F. Keppie and Beverly J. Arnold
0-19-726026-8 hbk (1984, out of print)


Vol. 3. Yorkshire
by Sergio Rinaldi Tufi
0-19-726019-5 hbk (1983, out of print)


Vol. 2. Bath and the Rest of Wessex
by B.W. Cunliffe and M.G. Fulford
0-19-726004-7 hbk (1982, out of print)


Vol. 1. Corbridge, Hadrian’s Wall East of the North Tyne
by E.J. Phillips
0-19-725954-5 hbk (1977, out of print)


Note
The British Academy is publishing fascicules of Volume I only. It is not responsible for publishing Volume II (published by British Museum Press) or Volume III.

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