Assur is king of Persia: illustrations of the Book of Esther in some nineteenth-century sources

The marriage of archaeological referencing and picture Bibles in the nineteenth century resulted in an astonishing variety of guises worn by the court of Ahasuerus in Esther. Following the exhibition of Neo-Assyrian sculpture in the British Museum and the wide circulation of such images in various J...

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Published in:The journal of religion & society
Main Author: Holloway, Steven W. 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Creighton University 2009
In: The journal of religion & society
Further subjects:B Bible. Esther
B Nineteenth Century
B Assyria in the Bible
B Assyria in art
B Bible in art
B Bible. Old Testament; Illustrations
B Orientalism
B Persian antiquities
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