Sunlight and shade in the first cities : a sensory archaeology of early Iraq /

Sunlight and shade in the first cities : a sensory archaeology of early Iraq /

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Main Author: Shepperson, Mary, (Archaeologist) (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Gottingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, [2017].

Series: Mundus Orientis ; 1.

Subjects:

Sunshine > Iraq.
Shades and shadows > Iraq.
Iraq > Antiquities.

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Call Number: DS69.6 .S44 2017

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Table of Contents:
  • Enlightenment : theories of light, space, form and vision
  • Methodologies
  • The Mesopotamian understanding of light
  • Landscape, light and tells : sunlight on the Mesopotamian plain
  • Planning for the sun : urban forms as Mesopotamian response to the sun
  • Light for living : the cultural lighting of domestic space
  • Divine light : darkness and light in the architectural framing of Mesopotamian religion
  • Lighting the gods : light and its absence within temples
  • Rule of light : the lighting of palace architecture
  • Conclusions : the use and meaning of light in ancient Mesopotamian cities.