ISBN10: 0520236653, ISBN13: 9780520236653, [publisher: CALIFORNIA] Hardcover From the harsh glare & stony desolation of Jordan's desert, it is but a step through a doorway into the bathhouse of the Qusayr Amra hunting lodge. Inside, a multicolored pageant of frescoes depicts scenes from courtly life & the hunt, along with musicians, scantily clad dancing girls, & naked bathing women. The traveler is transported in a flash to the luxurious & erotic world of a mid-eighth century Muslim Arab prince. For scholars, though, Qusayr Amra, probably painted in the 730s or 740s, has proved a mirage, its concreteness dissolved by doubts about its date, patron, & meaning. This book contextualizes the monument through analysis of its iconography.
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]

ISBN10: 0520236653, ISBN13: 9780520236653, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover First Edition "Three features make this book remarkable. First, its scholarship is impeccable, unusually broad, and complete. Second, its author has a clear story to tell. Third, it illuminates the world of Late Antiquity, which is only now beginning to be understood."--Oleg Grabar, author of "The Shape of the Holy " Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 419 pages, 60 b/w photographs, 11 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1QDA; AB; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 38. Weight in Grams: 762. . 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 2004]

University of California Press 2004 Hard cover New "Three features make this book remarkable. First, its scholarship is impeccable, unusually broad, and complete. Second, its author has a clear story to tell. Third, it illuminates the world of Late Antiquity, which is only now beginning to be understood."--Oleg Grabar, author of "The Shape of the Holy " Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 419 pages, 60 b/w photographs, 11 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1QDA; AB; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 38. Weight in Grams: 762. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.

ISBN10: 0520236653, ISBN13: 9780520236653, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover "Three features make this book remarkable. First, its scholarship is impeccable, unusually broad, and complete. Second, its author has a clear story to tell. Third, it illuminates the world of Late Antiquity, which is only now beginning to be understood."--Oleg Grabar, author of "The Shape of the Holy " Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 419 pages, 60 b/w photographs, 11 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1QDA; AB; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 38. Weight in Grams: 762. . 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
[Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]

ISBN10: 0520236653, ISBN13: 9780520236653, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. 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.
[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]

Univ of California Pr 2004 Hardcover New 1st edition. 390 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.50 inches.

Univ of California Pr, Date: 2004. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 390 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.50 inches. 2004. Univ of California Pr ISBN 0520236653 9780520236653 [GB]