Mosaics as history : the Near East from late antiquity to Islam / G.W. Bowersock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowersock, G. W. (Glen Warren), 1936-

Contributor:

JSTOR (Online Service)

Harold C. Putnam Book Fund.

Series:

Revealing antiquity ; 16.

Revealing antiquity ; 16

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Mosaics, Ancient--Middle East.

Mosaics, Ancient.

Middle East--Antiquities.

Middle East.

Antiquities.

Middle East--History--To 622.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 146 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

From the book: Viewed ... across the continuum of late antiquity, stretching from Constantine all the way into the early Islamic period, the abundant mosaics in the Near East not only illustrate the society of the age, as we know it from literary texts, but extend and enrich our knowledge of it. From these images the uses of Hellenism among Jews, Christians, and pagans alike emerge with clarity.... The coherence and tolerance in this disparate world explain the deep peace that most of Palestine, Syria, and Transjordan enjoyed over many centuries.... The late-antique Near East was a kind of miracle, and its like has never been seen in that region again.

Contents:

Maps

Myths

Cities

Iconoclasms

Contexts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-133) and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harold C. Putnam Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780674260832

067426083X

Publisher Number:

99987442912

9780674022928

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.