Qusayr 'Amra: Art and the Umayyad Elite in Late Antique Syria
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- Synopsis
- Qusayr'Amra is a major Islamic archaeological site, a princely bathhouse with intact frescoes dating from the mid-eighth century. Fowden offers and imaginative and compelling analysis of the iconography and artistic context of the paintings and addresses fascinating and topical questions about early Islamic culture and the West.
- Copyright:
- 2004
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 390 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780520236653
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- Date of Addition:
- 11/26/10
- Copyrighted By:
- The Regents of the University of California
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Poetry, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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