| Transfigurations of Hellenism: Aspects of Late Antique Art in Egypt AD 250-700 Contributor(s): Török, László (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004143327 ISBN-13: 9789004143326 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $322.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: This richly illustrated book presents a history of Egyptian late antiqueearly Byzantine (Coptic) art in its international stylistic, social and intellectual context. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy - Art | History - General |
| Dewey: 709.320 |
| LCCN: 2004062868 |
| Series: Probleme Der Agyptologie, |
| Physical Information: 1.44" H x 6.58" W x 9.78" (2.50 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book deals with the architecture and visual arts in late antique-early Byzantine Egypt as an organic part of the art of the Mediterranean region in the period between the 3rd and 8th centuries. The richly illustrated book discusses the survival and transformations of Hellenistic themes and forms in the Roman and late antique periods. It also presents a history of Coptic art history. "Transfigurations of Hellenism is an outstanding addition to this scholarship, tracing out in detail the continuity of the Hellenistic tradition in Egyptian art...All scholars of late antiquity will find much of interest in this fine work." Stanley M. Burstein, California State University, Los Angeles |