Qusayr 'Amra: Art and the Umayyad Elite in Late Antique Syria (Transformation of the Classical Heritage): 36

Qusayr 'Amra: Art and the Umayyad Elite in Late Antique Syria (Transformation of the Classical Heritage): 36

by Garth Fowden (Author)

Synopsis

From the stony desolation of Jordan's desert, it is but a step through a doorway into the bath house of the Qusayr 'Amra hunting lodge. Inside, multicolored frescoes depict scenes from courtly life and the hunt, along with musicians, dancing girls, and naked bathing women.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 396
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 31 Aug 2004

ISBN 10: 0520236653
ISBN 13: 9780520236653