Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xxix, 390 pages)
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illustrations, map
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0520236653
,
0520929608
,
1417573716
,
1597348449
,
9780520236653
,
9780520929609
,
9781417573714
,
9781597348447
Series Statement:
The transformation of the classical heritage 36
Content:
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
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-374) and index
,
English
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Fowden, Garth Quṣayr ʻAmra Berkeley, Calif : University of California Press, ©2004
Language:
English
URL:
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