Quṣayr ʻAmra : art and the Umayyad elite in late antique Syria /
The remarkable frescoes of Quṣayr ʻAmra were probably painted in the middle of the 8th century for a Muslim Arab prince. However many problems remain with regard to the date, the patron & even the meaning of the often erotic scenes. Garth Fowden explores this treasure from the Syrian Desert.
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Langue: | anglais |
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Berkeley, Calif. :
University of California Press,
©2004.
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| Collection: | Transformation of the classical heritage ;
36. |
| Accès en ligne: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=125422 |
Table des matières:
- Musil's Fairy-Tale Castle
- Luxuries of the Bath
- The Hunt
- "O God, Bless the Amír"
- The Princely Patron
- Maintaining the Dynasty
- The Six Kings
- A Captive Sasanian Princess
- Qusayr 'Amra Contextualized
- Umayyad Self-Representation.