Palmyra mirage in the desert edited by Joan Aruz

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aruz, Joan, editor.

Contributor:

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Series:

Metropolitan Museum of Art symposia

Metropolitan Museum of Art symposia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Extinct cities--Syria--Tadmur--Congresses.

Extinct cities.

Tadmur (Syria)--History--Congresses.

Tadmur (Syria).

Tadmur (Syria)--Antiquities--Congresses.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY Metropolitan Museum of Art [2017]

Summary:

In this important and timely publication, top international scholars present current research and developments about the art, archaeology, and history of the ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Syria. Palmyra became tragic headline news in 2015, when it was overtaken by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), which destroyed many of its monuments and artifacts. The essays in this book include new scholarship on Palmyra's origins and evolution as well as developments from both before and after its damage by ISIS, providing new information that will be relevant to current and future generations of art historians and archaeologists. The book also includes a moving tribute by Waleed Khaled al-Asa'ad to his father, Khaled al-Asa'ad, the Syrian archaeologist and head of antiquities at Palmyra, who was brutally murdered by ISIS in 2015 for defending the site

Notes:

"The essays in this volume are based on papers and lectures presented in 'Palmyra: Mirage in the Desert,' a symposium held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 23, 2016" -- Colophon

Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-159)

Print version record

Other Format:

Print version: Palmyra :mirage in the desert /

OCLC:

1501410470