Contains a large quantity and variety of epigraphy - Combines both archaeological and epigraphical material - Offers a new cultural history of the Hellenistic city and a detailed examination of family statues - Illustrated throughout Why say thank you with a portrait statue? Th…
Why say thank you with a portrait statue? This book combines two different and quite specialised fields, archaeology and epigraphy, to explore the phenomenon of honorific portraits in ancient art within the historical and anthropological context of city-states honouring worthy i…
Since the mythical Tower of Babel, humans have continuously tried to erect monuments to match their oversized egos. With ancient ziggurats, the Taj Mahal or the Empire State Building, man has for centuries demonstrated his force by raising structures for purposes both religious …
Since the mythical Tower of Babel, humans have continuously tried to erect monuments to match their oversized egos. With ancient ziggurats, the Taj Mahal or the Empire State Building, man has for centuries demonstrated his force by raising structures for purposes both religious …
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Late Byzantine sculpture
by Melvani
fromStudies in the visual cultures of the Middle Ages
This book provides a detailed description and interpretation of multiple aspects of sculpture from late Byzantine monuments. Although individual monuments of the late Byzantine period have been exhaustively published and analyzed, the role of their sculptural decoration is usual…
"This book provides a detailed description and interpretation of multiple aspects of sculpture from Late Byzantine monuments. Although individual monuments of the Late Byzantine period have been exhaustively published and analyzed, the role of their sculptural decoration is usua…
"Raoul Wallenberg is widely remembered for his humanitariann activity on behalf of the Hungarian Jews in Budapest at the end of World War II, and known as the Swedish diplomat who disappeared into the Soviet [gulag] in 1945. Today, Wallenberg's example is used to communicate hum…