Diplomacy by design: luxury arts and an "international style" in the ancient Near East, 1400-1200 BCE

Pt. 1. Images. Overview. Redefining the "international style" -- The role of visual hybridity -- Iconography and meaning -- Questions of style and production -- Pt. 2. Objects.Overview. Materiality, luxury goods, and diplomatic gifts -- Objects and crafting -- International luxury goods in...

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Main Author: Feldman, Marian H. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Chicago London University of Chicago Press 2006
In:Year: 2006
Reviews:[Rezension von: Feldman, Marian H., Diplomacy by design: luxury arts and an "International Style" in the Ancient Near East, 1400-1200 BCE] (2011) (Fischer, Erika)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Near East / Bronze Age / Luxury goods / History 1400 BC-1200 BC
B Near East / Art / Luxury goods / History 1400 BC-1200 BC
B Mittlerer Osten / Bronze Age / Art / Commerce
Further subjects:B Art, Ancient
B Bronze Age Middle East
B Commerce, Prehistoric Middle East
B Species Expertising
B Bibliography
B Bronze Age (Middle East)
B Commerce, Prehistoric (Middle East)
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Summary:Pt. 1. Images. Overview. Redefining the "international style" -- The role of visual hybridity -- Iconography and meaning -- Questions of style and production -- Pt. 2. Objects.Overview. Materiality, luxury goods, and diplomatic gifts -- Objects and crafting -- International luxury goods in space and time -- The materiality of greeting letters -- Pt. 3. Contexts. Overview. Contextualizing the international koiné -- Representation and negotiation in between : Ugarit and the northern levant
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Formerly CIP
Physical Description:XVI, 278 S., Ill., Kt., 28cm
ISBN:0-226-24044-4

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