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Inside An Ancient Assyrian Palace
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Author : Ada Cohen
language : en
Publisher: University Press of New England
Release Date : 2016-10-04
Inside An Ancient Assyrian Palace written by Ada Cohen and has been published by University Press of New England this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-04 with Art categories.
One of the best-known images of the ancient Near East is an intriguing nineteenth-century color lithograph reconstructing the throne room of an Assyrian palace. Executed shortly after the archaeological rediscovery of Assyria, a land theretofore known only from the Bible, it was published by the most famous among early excavators of Assyrian ruins, Austen Henry Layard. Over time and despite criticisms, the picture has shaped the understanding and reception of ancient Mesopotamian architecture and architectural decoration. Inside an Ancient Assyrian Palace studies this influential image in depth, both at the time of its creation in London in the eventful year 1848 and in terms of its afterlife. A hidden inscription reveals unsuspected contributions by the renowned architect-designer Owen Jones and his colleague the architect-Egyptologist Joseph Bonomi. Also unexpected is the involvement of an enigmatic German artist who later emigrated to America and whose previous career in Europe had been lost to scholarship. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of art history and the ancient Near East. It will also be of relevance to museum visitors and others interested in the ancient world in general, in the art of the nineteenth century, and in design and historical reconstruction.
Inside An Ancient Assyrian Palace
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Author : Ada Cohen
language : en
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
Release Date : 2017
Inside An Ancient Assyrian Palace written by Ada Cohen and has been published by Brandeis University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Architecture categories.
A detailed exploration of Layard's famous lithograph of the interior of an Assyrian palace
Assyrian Palace Sculptures
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Author : Paul Collins
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2020-03-03
Assyrian Palace Sculptures written by Paul Collins and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-03 with Art categories.
“Collins leads a breathtaking lion hunt in his marvellous introduction to one of the British Museum’s fiercest and most famous treasures” (Times [UK]) Between the ninth and seventh centuries BCE, the small kingdom of Assyria (present-day northern Iraq) expanded through conquest from Egypt to Iran. The relief sculptures that decorated Assyrian palaces represent the high point of Mesopotamian art of the first millennium BCE, both for their artistic quality and their vivid depictions of warfare, rituals, mythology, hunting, and other aspects of Assyrian life. Together, the sculptures constitute some of the most impressive and eloquent witnesses of the ancient Near East, their importance only increasing with the recent destruction by ISIS of many of the reliefs that remained in Iraq. Originally published by the British Museum in 2008, this book serves as a superb visual introduction to these extraordinary sculptures, showcasing a series of stunning photographs of the museum’s unrivaled collection of Assyrian reliefs. Highlighting individual panels and their often overlooked details, these images capture the majesty of Assyrian kings, their splendid courts, and protecting divinities. An introduction by Collins sets the sculptures in their cultural and art historical context, while the following chapters provide a brief history of Assyria and its royal palaces as well as an overview of the artworks’ discovery, reception, and understanding.
On Art In The Ancient Near East Volume I
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Author : Irene Winter
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2009-11-10
On Art In The Ancient Near East Volume I written by Irene Winter and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-10 with History categories.
This volume of collected essays brings together for the first time the range of Winter’s pioneering studies related to Neo-Assyrian relief sculpture and seals, Phoenician and Syrian ivory and bronze production, and inter-polity connections across the various cultures of first millennium B.C.E. from the Aegean to Iran. Consistent threads are an emphasis on the potential for art historical analysis to yield ‘history’ in the broadest sense; the importance of making the theoretical frame of interpretation explicit; and the necessity of textual evidence being brought to bear upon elements of formal analysis and archaeological context. "These beautifully produced volumes bring together essays written over a 35-year period, creating a whole that is much more than the sum of its parts...No library should be without this impressive collection." J.C. Exum
Cities And The Shaping Of Memory In The Ancient Near East
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Author : Ömür Harmanşah
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-03-18
Cities And The Shaping Of Memory In The Ancient Near East written by Ömür Harmanşah and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-18 with Social Science categories.
This book investigates the founding and building of cities in the ancient Near East. The creation of new cities was imagined as an ideological project or a divine intervention in the political narratives and mythologies of Near Eastern cultures, often masking the complex processes behind the social production of urban space. During the Early Iron Age (c.1200–850 BCE), Assyrian and Syro-Hittite rulers developed a highly performative official discourse that revolved around constructing cities, cultivating landscapes, building watercourses, erecting monuments and initiating public festivals. This volume combs through archaeological, epigraphic, visual, architectural and environmental evidence to tell the story of a region from the perspective of its spatial practices, landscape history and architectural technologies. It argues that the cultural processes of the making of urban spaces shape collective memory and identity as well as sites of political performance and state spectacle.
Universal Empire
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Author : Peter Fibiger Bang
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-08-16
Universal Empire written by Peter Fibiger Bang and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This book explores the aspiration to universal, imperial rule across Eurasian history from antiquity to the eighteenth century.
Mesopotamia
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Author : K. R. Veenhof
language : de
Publisher: Saint-Paul
Release Date : 2008
Mesopotamia written by K. R. Veenhof and has been published by Saint-Paul this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
Der erste Teil bietet eine kritische Gesamtschau unseres Wissens und zugleich eine EinfÃ"hrung in das Studium der altassyrischen Epoche (die ersten beiden Jahrhunderte des 2. Jahrtausends), wie wir sie durch Entdeckungen in Assur und die Keilschriftarchive der altassyrischen Händler kennen, die in der Handelskolonie (genannt karum) in der Unterstadt des alten Kanesh (moderne KÃ"ltepe) in Zentralanatolien lebten. Die ersten Kapitel bestimmen, was "altassyrisch" ist und analysieren die Chronologie und die verfÃ"gbaren archäologischen und schriftlichen Quellen. Darauf folgt eine kritische Darstellung der Veröffentlichungen zu den altassyrischen Quellen. Nach einem Abriss der Altassyrischen Geschichte folgt ein Ãberblick zur "anatolischen Situation", der die Städte, lokale Herrscher und die rund vierzig altassyrischen Handelsniederlassungen in Nordmesopotamien und Anatolien behandelt. Ein eigenes Kapitel ist den wichtigen altassyrischen Handelsverträgen gewidmet. Der zweite Teil fasst die jÃ"ngsten Erkenntnisse zur Geschichte Nordsyriens zeitgleich mit der späten Phase des altassyrischen Handels zusammen. Der ausfÃ"hrlichen Untersuchung der Quellen ist ein Appendix der wichtigsten Texte beigefÃ"gt. Das Buch ist durch umfassende Indices erschlossen und enthält eine ausfÃ"hrliche Bibliographie.
Assyrian Reliefs From The Palace Of Ashurnasirpal Ii
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Author : Ada Cohen
language : en
Publisher: UPNE
Release Date : 2010
Assyrian Reliefs From The Palace Of Ashurnasirpal Ii written by Ada Cohen and has been published by UPNE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Art categories.
An insider's look at the iconography and history of Assyrian reliefs and the West's fascination with these ancient monuments
Nimrud
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Author : Joan Oates
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Nimrud written by Joan Oates and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) in northern Iraq, was the capital of the Assyrian Empire during most of the 9th and 8th centuries BC, and remained a major centre until the destruction of the Empire in 612 BC. This authoritative account, written by two of the excavators of the site, traces its history and its gradual revelation through archaeological excavation, begun by Layard in the 19th century and continuing to the present day. The volume is abundantly illustrated and includes finds that have not previously been published, together with illustrations and the most complete account in English so far of the remarkable discoveries made in recent years by Iraqi archaeologists in the tombs of the Assyrian Queens. Contents: Introduction; Chapter 1: The Land of Assyria - Setting the Scene; Chapter 2: Major Palaces on the Citadel; Chapter 3: Tombs, Wells and Riches; Chapter 4: Temples, Minor Palaces and Private Houses; Chapter 4: Fort Shalmaneser: the ekal masarti; Chapter 6: The Written Evidence; Chapter 7: Types of Object and Materials from Nimrud; Chapter 8: Post-Assyrian Nimrud; Epilogue.
The Architecture Of Late Assyrian Royal Palaces
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Author : David Kertai
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
The Architecture Of Late Assyrian Royal Palaces written by David Kertai and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Architecture categories.
The Late Assyrian Empire (c. 900 - 612 BCE) was the first state to rule over the major centres of the Middle East, and the Late Assyrian court inhabited some of the most monumental palaces of its time. The Architecture of Late Assyrian Royal Palaces is the first volume to provide an in-depth analysis of Late Assyrian palatial architecture, offering a general introduction to all key royal palaces in the major centres of the empire: Assur, Kaluhu, Dur-Sharruken, and Nineveh. Where previous research has often focused on the duality between public and private realms, this volume redefines the cultural principles governing these palaces and proposes a new historical framework, analysing the spatial organization of the palace community which placed the king front and centre. It brings together the architecture of such palaces as currently understood within the broader framework of textual and art-historical sources, and argues that architectural changes were guided by a need to accommodate ever larger groups as the empire grew in size.