Title Quṣayr ʻAmra : art and the Umayyad elite in late antique Syria / Garth Fowden

Published Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xxix, 390 pages) : illustrations, map Series The transformation of the classical heritage ;; 36 Transformation of the classical heritage ;; 36. Contents Musil's Fairy-Tale Castle -- Luxuries of the Bath -- The Hunt -- "O God, Bless the Amír"; -- The Princely Patron -- Maintaining the Dynasty -- The Six Kings -- A Captive Sasanian Princess -- Qusayr 'Amra Contextualized -- Umayyad Self-Representation Summary The remarkable frescoes of Quṣayr ʻAmra were probably painted in the middle of the 8th century for a Muslim Arab prince. However many problems remain with regard to the date, the patron & even the meaning of the often erotic scenes. Garth Fowden explores this treasure from the Syrian Desert Analysis Humaniora Kunst Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-374) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Qusayr ʿAmrah (Jordan : Dwelling) SUBJECT Qusayr ʻAmrah (Jordan : Dwelling) fast Subject Mural painting and decoration, Umayyad -- Jordan -- Foreign influences Arabic poetry -- 622-750 -- History and criticism ART -- Graffiti & Street Art. HISTORY -- Ancient -- General. Arabic poetry Jordan Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book LC no. 2003050133 ISBN 9780520929609 0520929608 9780520236653 0520236653 1597348449 9781597348447 1417573716 9781417573714 1282357026 9781282357020 9786612357022 6612357029

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