Peter Stewart is Lecturer in Classical Art and its Heritage at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London

• Introduction ; 1. Defining statues in word and image ; 2. The appearance of statues ; 3. Portrait statues and the statuesque ; 4. The other population of Rome ; 5. Statues in the Empire ; 6. Simulacra and signa ; 7. The private sphere ; 8. Touching statues ; Conclusions

...the book's greatest strength is the sheer wealth of information provided in one place, with sharp critical judgement driving its syntheses.

Peter Stewart is Lecturer in Classical Art and its Heritage at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London

• Introduction ; 1. Defining statues in word and image ; 2. The appearance of statues ; 3. Portrait statues and the statuesque ; 4. The other population of Rome ; 5. Statues in the Empire ; 6. Simulacra and signa ; 7. The private sphere ; 8. Touching statues ; Conclusions

...the book's greatest strength is the sheer wealth of information provided in one place, with sharp critical judgement driving its syntheses.

Peter Stewart is Lecturer in Classical Art and its Heritage at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London

• Introduction ; 1. Defining statues in word and image ; 2. The appearance of statues ; 3. Portrait statues and the statuesque ; 4. The other population of Rome ; 5. Statues in the Empire ; 6. Simulacra and signa ; 7. The private sphere ; 8. Touching statues ; Conclusions

...the book's greatest strength is the sheer wealth of information provided in one place, with sharp critical judgement driving its syntheses.