The wall paintings from the monastery on Kom H in Dongola /
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The volume is a complete pubication of a set of 144 religious paintings from the 11th through the 13th-14th centuries discovered by Polish archaeologists in Dongola, the capital of the Christian Nubian kingdom of Makuria, which existed in the valley of the Middle Nile from the 6th through the 14th century. The murals come from the monastic enclosure on Kom H, from a church, but also from an ascetic monk's cell turned chapel, and two substantial architectural complexes of the Northwest and Southwest Annexes. The author discusses this religious painting assemblage in thematical order, presenting Biblical and apocryphal scenes taken from the Old and New Testament, representations of holy figures including archangels and saints, images of Nubian church and royal dignitaries, and figures of donors that also appeared among the murals. Finally, she deals with compositions, like the unique prothesis and coronation scenes, as well as individual ornamental motifs. The catalogue takes a topographical approach, describing the paintings in detail and illustrating each item as richly as possible. A selection of perspective views of individual buildings, rooms, and walls facilitates quick understanding of the painting decoration systems in the various monastery buildings and annexes, and gives grounds for evaluation of the state of preservation, artistic quality, and iconography of particular paintings.--Page [4] of cover.
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"Catalogue of wall paintings" : pages 268-278.
"Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Sciences."
Accompanying DVD-ROM contains all 144 religious paintings discussed in the print volume.
Title on DVD : The catalogue. :
281 pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 31 cm + 1 DVD-ROM. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 9-30) and indexes. :
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50 years of Polish excavations in Egypt and the Near East : acts of the symposium at the Warsaw University, 1986 = 50 lat Polskich wykopalisk w Egipcie i na Bliskim Wschodzie : Akt...
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At head of title: Centre Professeur Kazimierz Michałowski d'archéologie méditerranéenne de l'Université de Varsovie et Centre d'archéologie méditerranéenne de l'Académie polonaise des sciences.
"Rédaction Stefan Jakobielski et Janusz Karkowski"--T.p. verso. :
337 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 30 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
839000965X
Fouilles polonaises à Kôm el-Dikka (1986-1987) /
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At head of title : Centre d'archéologie méditerranéenne de l'Académie polonaise des sciences et Centre Kazimierz Michałowski d'archéologie méditerranéenne de l'Université de Varsovie.
Includes 16 folded site plans issued in case. :
143 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., plans ; 30 cm. + 1 portfolio. :
Includes bibliographical references and notes. :
8390180979
9788390180977