Boardman, John, 1927-

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

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

255 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

"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.

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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

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 212032
Cote: N5390 .B6 2000
Statut: Disponible