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Ornamental wall painting in the art of the Assyrian Empire / by Pauline Albenda.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity - Book Archive 2000-2006 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Albenda, Pauline.
- Series:
- Cuneiform monographs ; 28.
- Cuneiform monographs, 0929-0052 ; 28
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mural painting and decoration, Assyro-Babylonian--Themes, motives.
- Mural painting and decoration, Assyro-Babylonian.
- Mural painting and decoration, Ancient--Iraq--Themes, motives.
- Mural painting and decoration, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (164 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden : Brill ; Boston : Styx, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This study brings together the archaeological record and the pictorial documentation of ornamental wall painting produced in Assyria, from the thirteenth to the seventh centuries B.C. Nimrud, Khorsabad, Til Barsip, and Tell Sheikh Hamad, are among the ancient sites where impressive wall paintings were discovered; unfortunately most of these discoveries now exist in drawings and photographs only. Ornamental wall painting created a colorful and meaningful visual impact to the rooms of residences belonging to the Assyrian kings. The assembled material demonstrates that the polychrome and black-and-white decorated bands of geometric, floral, figural, and animal motifs were arranged into a variety of formulaic designs. Particular attention is given to the changing trends in the selection and combination of motifs, some of which had symbolic meaning. The chronology of the wall paintings at Til Barsip and the accompanying discussion of textile patterns are of special interest to the art historian. This book illustrates the ornamental wall paintings as recorded in the excavation reports.
- Contents:
- List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Chapter I. Introduction; Chapter II. Discoveries of theWall Paintings; Chapter III. Til Barsip; Chapter IV. The Ornamental Painted Designs; Chapter V. Concluding Commentary; Bibliography; Indices
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-144) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-86731-0
- 9786610867318
- 1-4294-2925-9
- 90-474-0659-1
- 1-4337-0664-4
- OCLC:
- 476024305
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789047406594 DOI
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