Author: University of Michigan. Museum of ArtPublisher: UM Libraries
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Bulletin - Museums of Art and Archaeology, University of Michigan
Author: University of Michigan. Museum of ArtPublisher: UM Libraries
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Catalogue of the Etruscan Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Author: Jean MacIntosh TurfaPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1934536253
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Combining a guide for the Museum visitor with scholarly discussions of all objects on display, this catalogue provides background on the society, history, technology, and commerce of the Etruscan and Faliscan cultures from the ninth through the first centuries B.C. Several groups of material illustrate social, historical, and technological phenomena currently at the forefront of scholarly debate and study, such as the crucial period of the turnover from Iron Age hut villages to the fully urbanized princely Etruscan cities, the development and extent of ancient literacy, and the position of women and children in ancient societies. Many special objects seldom found or generally inaccessible in the United States include Faliscan tomb groups, Etruscan inscriptions, helmets, and trade goods. The catalogue presents and analyzes objects of warfare, weaving, animals, religious beliefs, architectural and terracotta roofing ornaments, Etruscan bronze-working for utensils, weapons, and artwork, and fine, generic portraiture. It discusses the symbolic meaning of such objects deposited in tombs as a chariot buried with a Faliscan lady at Narce, a senator's folding stool buried in a later tomb at Chiusi, and a pair of horse bits with the teeth of a chariot team still adhering to them where the teeth fell when sacrificed for a funeral in the fifth-century necropolis at Tarquinia—much later than the horse sacrifice was previously known in Etruria.
Bulletin ...
Author: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Bulletin
Author: Royal Ontario Museum. Division of Art and ArchaeologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Bulletin of the Detroit Museum of Art
Author: Detroit Museum of ArtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Bulletin - Archaeological Institute of America
Author: Archaeological Institute of AmericaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Beginning with v. 5, 1914, contains the annual reports of the Institute and the schools, the minutes of the Council, the directory, and announcements of an official nature; the non technical matter formerly appearing in the quarterly Bulletin has been included in Art and archaeology since 1914. Cf. Bulletin, v. 5, Editorial note.
Bulletin
Author: University of Pennsylvania. University MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeological museums and collections
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
The Photographic Experience, 1839Ð1914: Images and Attitudes
Author: Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 9780271044491
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
The Photographic Experience deals with episodes and issues relating to the spread and practice of photography from its beginnings to World War I. Bridget and Heinz Henisch concern themselves with the reception accorded to the new art by professionals, amateurs, and the general public. They examine reactions to the new invention in the press, literature, poetry, music, and fashion; the response of intellectuals and painters; and the beliefs held by prominent photographers concerning the nature of the medium and its mission. With a wide array of images - many never before published - they illustrate the photograph's use as a record of public and private moments in life.
Muthanna/Mirror Writing in Islamic Calligraphy
Author: Esra Akin-KivançPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253049229
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Muthanna, also known as mirror writing, is a compelling style of Islamic calligraphy composed of a source text and its mirror image placed symmetrically on a horizontal or vertical axis. This style elaborates on various scripts such as Kufic, naskh, and muhaqqaq through compositional arrangements, including doubling, superimposing, and stacking. Muthanna is found in diverse media, ranging from architecture, textiles, and tiles to paper, metalwork, and woodwork. Yet despite its centuries-old history and popularity in countries from Iran to Spain, scholarship on the form has remained limited and flawed. Muthanna / Mirror Writing in Islamic Calligraphy provides a comprehensive study of the text and its forms, beginning with an explanation of the visual principles and techniques used in its creation. Author Esra Akin-Kivanc explores muthanna's relationship to similar forms of writing in Judaic and Christian contexts, as well as the specifically Islamic contexts within which symmetrically mirrored compositions reached full fruition, were assigned new meanings, and transformed into more complex visual forms. Throughout, Akin-Kivanc imaginatively plays on the implicit relationship between subject and object in muthanna by examining the point of view of the artist, the viewer, and the work of art. In doing so, this study elaborates on the vital links between outward form and inner meaning in Islamic calligraphy.
Bulletin
Author: Archaeological Institute of AmericaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Beginning with v. 5, 1914, contains the annual reports of the Institute and the schools, the minutes of the Council, the directory, and announcements of an official nature; the non technical matter formerly appearing in the quarterly Bulletin has been included in Art and archaeology since 1914. Cf. Bulletin, v. 5, Editorial note.