Mesopotamia : ancient art and architecture (Record no. 46370)
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| fixed length control field | 01882 a2200169 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780500519172 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 722.51 |
| Item number | BAH |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bahrani, Zainab |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Mesopotamia : ancient art and architecture |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Thames and Hudson Ltd. |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 376p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | CONTENTS<br/>Introduction : Becoming Art 8<br/>Mesopotamia in Art History 8 <br/>Influence on Artists 9<br/>Innovation and Creativity in Mesopotamian Art 12 <br/>The Approach of This Book 13<br/>1.The Search for Origins:<br/>Mesopotamia and the Cradle of Civilization 14<br/>Early Interest in Mesopotamia 18 <br/>Early Archaeology in Mesopotamia 22 <br/>The Emergence of Art: Prehistoric Mesopotamia 28<br/>2. Uruk: The Arts of Civilition 38<br/>Architecture 42 <br/>Sculpture 46 <br/>Seals: The Mark of Identity 54<br/>Writing: The Beginning of History 56 <br/>Archaeology and History : The Uruk Phenomenon 57 <br/>Mythic History 60<br/>3. Early Dynastic Sumer:<br/>Images for the People, Temples for the Gods 62<br/>Sculpture: The Votive Image 66 <br/>The Portrait as Text and Substitute Images 70 <br/>Metalwork 76 <br/>Architecture 78 <br/>Architectural Ritual 82<br/>4. Early Dynastic Sumer: Art for Eternity 84<br/>The Art of Death: The Royal Cemetery of Ur 87 <br/>The Mari Treasure 99 <br/>Inventing the Public Monument 102 <br/>Seals and Sea lings 105<br/>5. Art of the Akkadian Dynasty 110<br/>Royal Monuments and Sovereign Power 113 <br/>Portraiture and Identity: The Royallmage 117 <br/>Architecture 127 <br/>Cylinder Seals 129<br/>6. Gudea: Royal Portraits and the Lifespan of Images 134<br/>The Emergence of Portraiture 137 <br/>Statues and the Forms of Representation 140 <br/>Images and Texts of the Lagash Dynasty 147 <br/>The Function and Lifespan of Images 150<br/>7. The Third Dynasty of Ur 154<br/>Architecture 158 <br/>Sculpture 162 <br/>Regional Art 168 <br/>Cylinder Seals 172<br/> |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 59581 |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | UK |
| 891 ## - Topic | |
| Topic | General |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Withdrawn status | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 16/08/2018 | Art Book Center | 3013.00 | 9 | 8 | 722.51 BAH | 018138 | 02/02/2023 | 23/01/2023 | 3888.00 | 29/06/2017 | Book |