| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 148 pages, 2 unnumbered pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cuneiform monographs,
0929-0052 ;
28
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Cuneiform monographs ; 28.
0929-0052
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-144) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Discoveries of the wall paintings -- Til Barsip -- The ornamental painted designs. |
| Summary |
This study brings together the archaeological record and the pictorial documentation of ornamental wall painting produced in Assyria, from the thirteenth to the seventh centuries B.C. Nimrud, Khorsabad, Til Barsip, and Tell Sheikh Hamad, are among the ancient sites where impressive wall paintings were discovered; unfortunately most of these discoveries now exist in drawings and photographs only. Ornamental wall painting created a colorful and meaningful visual impact to the rooms of residences belonging to the Assyrian kings. The assembled material demonstrates that the polychrome and black-and-white decorated bands of geometric, floral, figural, and animal motifs were arranged into a variety of formulaic designs. Particular attention is given to the changing trends in the selection and combination of motifs, some of which had symbolic meaning. The chronology of the wall paintings at Til Barsip and the accompanying discussion of textile patterns are of special interest to the art historian. This book illustrates the ornamental wall paintings as recorded in the excavation reports. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mural painting and decoration, Assyro-Babylonian -- Themes, motives.
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Mural painting and decoration, Assyro-Babylonian. |
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Themes, motives. |
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Mural painting and decoration, Ancient -- Iraq -- Themes, motives.
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Mural painting and decoration, Ancient. |
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Iraq. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Albenda, Pauline. Ornamental wall painting in the art of the Assyrian Empire. Leiden : Brill ; Boston : Styx, 2005 9004141545 9789004141 (DLC) 2004057556 (OCoLC)57715774 |
| ISBN |
9781429429252 (electronic book) |
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1429429259 (electronic book) |
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9789004141544 (hardback) |
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9004141545 (hardback) |
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9781433706646 (electronic book) |
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1433706644 (electronic book) |
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