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The city gate in ancient Israel and her neighbors : the form, function, and symbolism of the civic forum in the southern Levant / by Daniel A. Frese.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Frese, Daniel A., author.
- Series:
- Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; 1566-2055 v. 108.
- Culture and history of the ancient Near East, 1566-2055 ; volume 108
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gates--Palestine.
- Gates.
- Gates--Syria.
- Gates--Turkey.
- Architecture, Ancient.
- Gatehouses.
- Turkey.
- Gatehouses--Palestine.
- Gatehouses--Syria.
- Gatehouses--Turkey.
- Architecture, Ancient--Palestine.
- Middle East--Antiquities.
- Middle East.
- Antiquities.
- Gates in the Bible.
- Syria.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 343 pages).
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2020]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Gatehouse Architecture : the Ground Floor
- Gatehouse Architecture, Part 2 : the Upper Floor
- The Architectural Purpose of the Gatehouse
- The Use of the Gatehouse
- Gate Complexes and City Planning
- The Gate as a Public Space
- The City Council in the Gate
- Other Gate Functions
- Figurative Gates
- Gate Symbolism
- Gates as Boundaries
- Summary and Conclusion
- Appendix A. Chart of Gatehouse Dimensions
- Appendix B. Chart of Average Gatehouse Dimensions
- Appendix C. Plans of Gates in Corpus.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 07, 2020).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Frese, Daniel A.. The city gate in ancient Israel and her neighbors
- ISBN:
- 9789004416673
- 9004416676
- Publisher Number:
- 99985049956
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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