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 |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley, Calif. :
University of California Press
©2004.
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| Series: | Transformation of the classical heritage ;
36. |
| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pn796 |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxix, 390 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-374) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520929609 0520929608 9780520236653 0520236653 1597348449 9781597348447 1417573716 9781417573714 1282357026 9781282357020 9786612357022 6612357029 |