Persia and the West : an archaeological investigation of the genesis of Achaemenid art / John Boardman.

Main entry:

Boardman, John, 1927-

Title & Author:

Persia and the West : an archaeological investigation of the genesis of Achaemenid art / John Boardman.

Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, 2000.

Description:

255 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-250) and index.
Preface -- The geography of the Persian Empire -- 1. Cyrus in Anatolia -- 2. Architecture -- 3. Sculpture -- 4. The monumental arts: genesis and function -- 5. Other arts -- 6. Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- General index.

Summary:

"In the 6th century B.C., with no local tradition to guide them, the early kings of the Achaemenid Persian empire, Cyrus the Great and Darius, had to devise a new style of monumental architecture and sculpture with which to decorate their capital cities and express their mastery of the known world. In time Darius created a homogenous new style of Persian court art and architecture, derived from the practices of the peoples he now ruled over: Ionian Greeks, Lydians, Mesopotamians and Egyptians. In this book, John Boardman seeks to trace these sources."--Jacket.

ISBN:

050005102X
9780500051023

Subject:

Achaemenid dynasty, 559-330 B.C.
Architecture, Ancient Iran.
Sculpture, Achaemenid.
Achaemenid (Dynasty) Art patronage.
Art, Iranian.
Art, Achaemenid.
Sculpture, Iranian.
Architecture antique Iran.
Sculpture achéménide.
Antiquities
Architecture, Ancient
Achaemeniden.
Kunst.
Bouwkunst.
Iran Antiquities.
Iran Antiquités.
Iran

Holdings:

Location: Library main 212032
Call No.: N5390 .B6 2000
Status: Available

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