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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fowden, Garth (Author)
Document Type:	Online Resource Book
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley, Calif ; London : University of California Press , c2004
Series:	The transformation of the classical heritage 36 The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
Subjects:	Qusayr ̉Amrah (Jordan : Dwelling)
Online Access:	http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/upso-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520236653.001.0001
Author Notes:	Garth Fowden
E-Book Packages:	Oxford University Press : University Press Scholarship Online / Archaeology

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