This book explores the ways in which statues have been experienced in public in different cultures and the role that has been played by statues in defining publicness itself.

The meaning of public statues is examined through discussion of their appearance, their spatial context, and written discourses related to how they were experienced. Bringing together experts working on statues across different cultures, Public Statues Across Time and Cultures sheds light on similarities and differences in the role that public statues have had in various times and places throughout history. The book also provides insights into the diverse methods and approaches that scholars working on these different periods use to investigate statues.

Public Statues Across Time and Cultures will appeal to historians, art historians, and archaeologists of all periods who have an interest in the display of sculpture, the reception of public art, or the significance of public monuments.