Institute for the Study of the Ancient World Exhibition Catalogs – serie
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Nomads and Networks
The Ancient Art and Culture of Kazakhstan
Av Sören Stark, Karen S. Rubinson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
703 kr
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The catalogue for the groundbreaking exhibition at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, Nomads and Networks presents an unparalleled overview of the sophisticated culture of pastoral nomadic populations who lived on the territory of present-day Kazakhstan from roughly …
Masters of Fire
Copper Age Art from Israel
Av Michael Sebbane, Osnat Misch-Brandl m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
624 kr
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The catalogue for the exciting exhibition at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, Masters of Fire presents a comprehensive overview of the little-known yet extraordinary Chalcolithic culture, which existed in the southern Levant from 4500-3600 bce. Masters of Fire …
From Ancient to Modern
Archaeology and Aesthetics
Av Jennifer Y. Chi, Pedro Azara
Häftad, 2015
474 kr
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As archaeologists unearth the past, they seek meaning or purpose for the objects they uncover by looking at the objects themselves and their archaeological context. Art historians, on the other hand, primarily focus on aesthetics, asking why a particular object stimulates our senses, and what that …
Time and Cosmos in Greco-Roman Antiquity
Inbunden, 2016
606 kr
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The Greeks and Romans lived according to a distinctively Hellenic conception of time as an aspect of cosmic order and regularity. Appropriating ideas from Egypt and the Near East, the Greeks integrated them into a cosmological framework governed by mathematics and linking the cycles of the heavenly …
Restoring the Minoans
Elizabeth Price and Sir Arthur Evans
Häftad, 2017
430 kr
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How do archaeologists and artists reimagine what life was like during the Greek Bronze Age? How do contemporary conditions influence the way we understand the ancient past? This innovative book considers two imaginative restorations of the ancient world that test the boundaries of interpretation …
Wonder to Behold
Craftsmanship and the Creation of Babylon’s Ishtar Gate
Av Anastasia Amrhein, Clare Fitzgerald m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
492 kr
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An in-depth and beautifully illustrated look at one of the most revered works of antiquity, the Ishtar Gate of ancient BabylonIn the ancient Near East, expert craftspeople were more than technicians: they numbered among those special members of society who could access the divine. While the …
Madinat al-Zahra
The Radiant Capital of Islamic Spain
Av Antonio Vallejo Triano, Eduardo Manzano Moreno
Inbunden, 2025
492 kr
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A beautifully illustrated exploration of the famed palace-city that was once the heart of Islamic SpainMadinat al-Zahra, a tenth-century palace-city on the western outskirts of Córdoba, Spain, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stands as a testament to the multicultural environment fostered by its …
Rodin’s Egypt
Inbunden, 2026
403 kr
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A richly illustrated exploration of how ancient Egyptian art stirred Rodin’s imagination and inspired his sculptureCelebrated as one of the fathers of modern European sculpture, Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) created expressive and emotive human bodies in works that abandoned narrative and embraced the …
Through the Lens
Latif Al Ani's Visions of Ancient Iraq
Av Pedro Azara
Häftad, 2023
362 kr
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A beautifully illustrated exploration of how Latif Al Ani’s photographs and contemporary Iraqi artists continue to challenge the colonial appropriation of Iraq’s ancient pastBeginning in the early nineteenth century, Mesopotamian and early Islamic ruins became the focus of many Western colonial …
