Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
TRANSLATOR'S NOTE xix
PREFACE xti
ANNOTATOR'S INTRODUCTION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxv
INTRODUCTION 3
CHAPTER 1. The Geometric Style 14
CHAPTER 2. The Heraldic Style 41
CHAPTER 3. The Introduction of Vegetal Ornament and the
Development of the Ornamental Tendril 48
A. Near Eastern 53
1. Egyptian. The Development of Vegetal Ornament 53
2. Mesopotamian 83
3. Phoenician 96
4. Persian 102
B. Vegetal Ornament in Greek Art 104
1. Mycenaean. The Origin of the Tendril 106
2. The Dipylon Style 137
3. Melian 140
4. Rhodian 145
5. Early Boeotian and Early Attic 156
6. The Interlacing Tendril 161
7. The Development of the Tendril Frieze 172
8. The Further Development of the All-over Tendril Pattern 178
9. The Emergence of Acanthus Ornament 187
10. Hellellenistic and Roman Tendril Ornament 207
a. Two-Dimensional Palmette-Tendrils 214
b. The Acanthus Tendril 220
Chapter 4. 1. The Arabesque: Introduction 229
A.Tendril Ornament in Byzantine Art 240
B.Early Islamic Tendril Ornament 266
ANNOTATIONS 307
GLOSSARY OF THE TERMS AND CONCEPTS USED BY RIEGL 397