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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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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley, Calif ; London
: University of California Press
, c2004
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| Series: | The transformation of the classical heritage
36 The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature |
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| 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 |
