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An Archaeological Investigation of the Genesis of Achaemenid Persian Art
John Boardman
ISBN: 9780500051023
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd
Edition: illustrated edition
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In the 6th century B.C., with no local tradition to guide them, the early kings of the Achaemenid Persian empire, Cyrus the Great and Darius, had to devise a new style of monumental architecture and sculpture with which to decorate their capital cities and express their mastery of the known world. In time Darius created a homogenous new style of Persian court art and architecture, derived from the practices of the peoples he now ruled over…
In the 6th century BC the early kings of the Archaemenid Persian empire, Cyrus the Great and Darius sought a new style of monumental architecture and sculpture with which to decorate their capital cities and express their mastery of the known world. This book seeks to trace the origins of this style.
| ISBN | 050005102X | | Pages | 256 | | ISBN13 | 9780500051023
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 1160 | | Imprint | Thames & Hudson Ltd | | Published in | London | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 260 | | Publication date | 05 Jun 2000 | | Width (mm) | 189 | | Library of Congress | 27 | | Spine width (mm) | 34 | | DEWEY | 709.35 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | |
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| | | Preface | | 7 | | | | The Geography of the Persian Empire | | 10 | | 1 | | Cyrus in Anatolia | | 14 | | 2 | | Architecture | | 19 | | 3 | | Sculpture | | 85 | | 4 | | The Monumental Arts. Genesis and Function | | 123 | | 5 | | Other Arts | | 150 | | 6 | | Conclusion | | 218 | | | | Abbreviations | | 228 | | | | Notes | | 230 | | | | Acknowledgements | | 251 | | | | General Index | | 252 |
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