An Introduction To Benin Art And Technology
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An Introduction To Benin Art And Technology
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Author : Philip John Crosskey Dark
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1973
An Introduction To Benin Art And Technology written by Philip John Crosskey Dark and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Art categories.
Benin Art And Technology
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Author : Philip John Crosskey Dark
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Benin Art And Technology written by Philip John Crosskey Dark and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Art categories.
The Art Of Benin
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Author : Nigel Barley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
The Art Of Benin written by Nigel Barley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Art categories.
When the Portuguese made the first European contact with the west African kingdom of Benin in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, the kingdom was experiencing a golden age. Its authority on the Guinea Coast was expanding through military conquests, and during the sixteenth century it became a leading power in the region and a major trade partner for European merchants. Benin remained an influential independent state and a major political and economic power on the coast, though with periods of both decline and prosperity, until its conquest by the British in 1897. The arrival in Europe of the treasures from Benin produced an enormous sensation, causing a re-evaluation of and new appreciation for African art. This sumptuous photographic book showcases a series of specially taken photographs of key pieces in the British Museum's collection. It opens with an introduction to the kingdom, court and culture of Benin, which is followed by thematic sections including kingship, ceremony, women, Europeans, and animals. Throughout, stunning photographs of the works are featured alongside close-up details.
The Benin Plaques
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Author : Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-12-15
The Benin Plaques written by Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-15 with Art categories.
The 16th century bronze plaques from the kingdom of Benin are among the most recognized masterpieces of African art, and yet many details of their commission and installation in the palace in Benin City, Nigeria, are little understood. The Benin Plaques, A 16th Century Imperial Monument is a detailed analysis of a corpus of nearly 850 bronze plaques that were installed in the court of the Benin kingdom at the moment of its greatest political power and geographic reach. By examining European accounts, Benin oral histories, and the physical evidence of the extant plaques, Gunsch is the first to propose an installation pattern for the series.
An Illustrated Catalogue Of Benin Art
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Author : Philip John Crosskey Dark
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Release Date : 1982
An Illustrated Catalogue Of Benin Art written by Philip John Crosskey Dark and has been published by Macmillan Reference USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Art categories.
Royal Art Of Benin
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Author : Kate Ezra
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release Date : 1992
Royal Art Of Benin written by Kate Ezra and has been published by Metropolitan Museum of Art this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Art categories.
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Benin Art And Cultural Life
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Author : Dendi Kerekou
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-07-22
Benin Art And Cultural Life written by Dendi Kerekou and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-22 with categories.
Absolute solution for Republic of Benin Culture and Art Information, all you need to know about Benin is found in this book, related to art, culture, tourism, religion, ethnic group, tradition, history and the people of Benin life.in other areas. Benin's culture is as rich and diverse as its landscape. With strong religious roots to inform most of the traditions, Benin's culture is certainly one of the most unique and interesting in Africa. The strong influence of the Voodoo religion is an important part of Benin, which tells of healing and rejuvenating talismans ('fetishes'). The tradition of oral storytelling is still alive and well.....
Civilizations
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Author : Felipe Fernández-Armesto
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2001-09-14
Civilizations written by Felipe Fernández-Armesto and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-09-14 with History categories.
In Civilizations, Felipe Fernández-Armesto once again proves himself a brilliantly original historian, capable of large-minded and comprehensive works; here he redefines the subject that has fascinated historians from Thucydides to Gibbon to Spengler to Fernand Braudel: the nature of civilization. To Fernández-Armesto, a civilization is "civilized in direct proportion to its distance, its difference from the unmodified natural environment"...by its taming and warping of climate, geography, and ecology. The same impersonal forces that put an ocean between Africa and India, a river delta in Mesopotamia, or a 2,000-mile-long mountain range in South America have created the mold from which humanity has fashioned its own wildly differing cultures. In a grand tradition that is certain to evoke comparisons to the great historical taxonomies, each chapter of Civilizations connects the world of the ecologist and geographer to a panorama of cultural history. In Civilizations, the medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is not merely a Christian allegory, but a testament to the thousand-year-long deforestation of the trees that once covered 90 percent of the European mainland. The Indian Ocean has served as the world's greatest trading highway for millennia not merely because of cultural imperatives, but because the regular monsoon winds blow one way in the summer and the other in the winter. In the words of the author, "Unlike previous attempts to write the comparative history of civilizations, it is arranged environment by environment, rather than period by period, or society by society." Thus, seventeen distinct habitats serve as jumping-off points for a series of brilliant set-piece comparisons; thus, tundra civilizations from Ice Age Europe are linked with the Inuit of the Pacific Northwest; and the Mississippi mound-builders and the deforesters of eleventh-century Europe are both understood as civilizations built on woodlands. Here, of course, are the familiar riverine civilizations of Mesopotamia and China, of the Indus and the Nile; but also highland civilizations from the Inca to New Guinea; island cultures from Minoan Crete to Polynesia to Renaissance Venice; maritime civilizations of the Indian Ocean and South China Sea...even the Bushmen of Southern Africa are seen through a lens provided by the desert civilizations of Chaco Canyon. More, here are fascinating stories, brilliantly told -- of the voyages of Chinese admiral Chen Ho and Portuguese commodore Vasco da Gama, of the Great Khan and the Great Zimbabwe. Here are Hesiod's tract on maritime trade in the early Aegean and the most up-to-date genetics of seed crops. Erudite, wide-ranging, a work of dazzling scholarship written with extraordinary flair, Civilizations is a remarkable achievement...a tour de force by a brilliant scholar.
Forgotten Africa
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Author : Graham Connah
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-08-19
Forgotten Africa written by Graham Connah and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-08-19 with History categories.
Forgotten Africa introduces the general reader and beginning student to Africa's past, emphasizing those aspects only known or best known from archaeological and related evidence. It covers four million years of history across the continent, examining important aspects of Africa's momentous human story. Graham Connah is concerned to raise public awareness, both inside and outside Africa, to this frequently overlooked and often forgotten subject. Forgotten Africa examines: * human origins, * the material culture of hunter gatherers * the beginnings of African farming, the development of metallurgy * the emergence of distinctive artistic traditions * the growth of cities and states * the expansion of trading networks * the impact of European and other external contacts. The result is a fascinating and important story told in a straightforward and readable manner.
African Oral Literature
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Author : Howard James Jordan
language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Release Date : 2024-04-10
African Oral Literature written by Howard James Jordan and has been published by Dorrance Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-10 with History categories.
African Oral Literature: Its Philosophical Thoughts Conveyed in Yuruba Society explores the ways that the Yoruba people of Nigeria have made remarkable contributions to the world’s civilization. Yoruba philosophical, religious tenets, artistic tenets, ideas, and icons have helped to transform religious beliefs and practices and the arts. When considering the study of Yoruba oral traditions, one learns how its philosophical concepts are the bases for an interpretation of what constitutes their aesthetic performance in art forms. This book introduces distinguished Yoruba cultural historians documenting the full spectrum, which extends beyond the visual art form. Through oral tradition, the effigy with its ako naturalism is not judged for its photographic realism, but for its efficacy within the context of the ako traditional ceremony, which is intended to make the end of this life and the beginning of the next one honorable and dignifying for one's parents where good will is needed by those still on earth. About the Author Howard James Jordan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1948. He is a lifetime member of the following associations: The Buffalo Soldiers, 24th Infantry Regiment of New Jersey; The Buffalo Soldiers 9th & 10th Horse Cavalry Association of Baltimore, MD and Los Angeles, CA; Disabled American Veterans (DVA) and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Dept. of New Jersey. Howard’s hobbies include writing, reading history, dancing, roller skating, horseback riding, traveling, wood carving, and painting. He also taught art in Nigeria Secondary Schools, was a research assistant at Nigerian University, and taught special education in Philadelphia Public Schools.