Die Wandmalerein aus Tall Mišrife/Qaṭna im Kontext überregionaler Kommunikation /
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Der Fund der Wandmalereien im Palast von Qatna in Westsyrien stellte im Jahre 2000 eine der ersten grossen Überraschungen in der Geschichte der modernen Ausgrabungen in Qatna dar. Mit ihren Spiralbändern, Miniaturlandschaften und Delphindarstellungen wirkten die Malereien in Syrien eigentümlich fremd, während sie hingegen den Fresken der Ägäis stark ähnelten. Wie kamen diese Gestaltungselemente nach Qatna? Constance von Rüdens Untersuchung widmet sich neben der Rekonstruktion der Malereien auch der Analyse ihrer stilistischen, motivlichen und kompositorischen Aspekte, um hierüber zu einem besseren Verständnis dafür zu gelangen, welche transmediterranen Kommunikationsprozesse der auffälligen Wandgestaltung zugrunde gelegen haben.
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x, 278 pages, 70 pages of plates : illustrations (some color, some folded), maps ; 31 cm. :
9783447064446
3447064447
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. :
8323509239
9788323509233