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130 0 $aIraq, l'arte dai sumerai ai califfi.$lEnglish.
245 14 $aThe art and architecture of Mesopotamia /$cGiovanni Curatola ... [et al.] ; introduction by Donny George ; edited by Giovanni Curatola.
250 $a1st ed., English languague ed.
260 $aNew York :$bAbbeville Press,$c2007.
300 $a280 p. :$bill. (some col.), maps, plans ;$c34 cm.
500 $aFirst published in Italy: Milano : Editoriale Jaca Book, 2006.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 273-277) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction / Donny George -- Mesopotamian art, from its origins to c. 2000 BC / Jean-Daniel Forest and Nathalie Gallois -- Mesopotamian art, from c. 2000 to 330 BC / Jean-Daniel Forest and Nathalie Gallois -- Hellenism in Mesopotamia / Carlo Lippolis -- The Parthian and Sasanian periods / Roberto Venco Ricciardi -- The Islamic Era / Giovanni Curatola.
520 1 $aThe artistic traditions of Mesopotamia, or ancient Iraq, are among the oldest, and the richest, in the world. In this flat, fertile land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the ancient Sumerians created, before 3000 BC, the world's first advanced civilization, and each of the many powers that succeeded them left its own distinctive imprint on the region's culture. The broad chronological scope of this illustrated volume, from the fourth millennium BC to the fourteenth century AD, gives us a new appreciation of both the diversity and the continuity of Mesopotamian art history. Its text, written by leading scholars of Near Eastern art and archaeology, provides an erudite yet accessible overview of each major phase in this eventful artistic saga. The masterpieces discussed in these chapters are depicted in 217 illustrations, most of them full-color photographs, and following the main text is a visual guide to Iraq's principal archaeological sites, which provides a further 247 black-and-white photographs, maps, and plans. With its authoritative, up-to-date text and this wealth of illustrations, this is an invaluable publication for anyone with an interest in humanity's cultural heritage. -- From book jacket.
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700 1 $aCuratola, Giovanni.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aIraq, l'arte dai sumerai ai califfi. English.$tArt and architecture of Mesopotamia.$b1st ed., English language ed.$dNew York : Abbeville Press, 2007$w(OCoLC)608415754
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