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Quṣayr ̉Amra : art and the Umayyad elite in late antique Syria

The remarkable frescoes of Quṣayr ʻAmra were probably painted in the middle of the 8th century for a Muslim Arab prince. However many problems remain with regard to the date, the patron & even the meaning of the often erotic scenes. Garth Fowden explores this treasure from the Syrian Desert

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VerfasserIn: Fowden, Garth (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Online-Ressource Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley, Calif ; London : University of California Press , c2004
Schriftenreihe:The transformation of the classical heritage 36
The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
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Online Zugang:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/upso-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520236653.001.0001
Verantwortlich:Garth Fowden
E-Book-Pakete:Oxford University Press : University Press Scholarship Online / Archaeology
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Zusammenfassung:The remarkable frescoes of Quṣayr ʻAmra were probably painted in the middle of the 8th century for a Muslim Arab prince. However many problems remain with regard to the date, the patron & even the meaning of the often erotic scenes. Garth Fowden explores this treasure from the Syrian Desert
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xxix, 390 p) ill., maps, port
ISBN:9780520929609