Color and meaning in the art of Achaemenid Persia

1. Verfasser: Nagel, Alexander 1971- , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Umfang/Format: xviii, 281 pages : illustrations, plans ; 26 cm
Schlagworte:
iDAI.gazetteer: Iran
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction: The Most Beautiful Blues
  • Defining Polychromies
  • Historiographical Overview, Part I: Approaching Achaemenid Persian Polychromies in the Nineteenth Century-Ancient Literary Testimony and Modern Discourses
  • Historiographical Overview, Part II: Approaching Achaemenid Persian Polychromies in the Twentieth Century
  • Uncomfortable Truths: Challenges of Documenting and Preserving Achaemenid Persian Polychromies
  • A Discussion: Aspects of Non-Verbal Communication in the Achaemenid Persian Empire
  • Concluding Contemplations.