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379 S. : 580 580 color illustrations and 21 line illustrations ; 30 cm, mit Schutzumschlag Top Zustand, Gewebe, gebundene Ausgabe, Leinen, Exemplar in sehr gutem Erhaltungszustand

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Reflections on Ancient Glass from the Borowski Collection. Robert Steven Bianchi (Ed.) Birgit Schlick-Nolte, G Max Bernheimer, Dan Barag. Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem. V,381 pages, 580 580 color illustrations and 21 line illustrations Reflections on Ancient Glass from the Borowski Collection describes over 4.50 objects ranging in (late from the Bronze Age of the Ancient Near East and Aegean World to the early Medieval Period in Europe. These two millennia witnessed the evolutionary development of glass and its subsequent spread through- out the Mediterranean basin. Wonderful works of art, in glass, also serve to chronicle the development of glass technology within the cultural ambits of the civilizations in which the glass workers practiced their traditional craft. Each of the internationally recognized contributors have written individual chapters in which technological and cultural aspects of ancient glass are explored. These provocative essays suggest that the symbolic values associated with glass in ancient Greece and Rome may actually be based upon the symbolism developed for glass by the priests of ancient Egypt, and that certain classifications of glass vessels may have actually been created on a potter?s wheel in the Roman Imperial Period. Dr. Elie Borowski in his engaging preface describes how his Interest in collecting glass developed and how his collection increased. Personal anecdotes enliven this wonderful account. E)r. Birgit Schlick-Nolte?s Chapter on the development of glass technology in the ancient world is certain to become a source of reference. Her chapter on glass vessels and her treatment of Phoenician glass head beads sets new Standards for the presentations and interpretations of diese fascinating objects. Dr. Robert Steven Bianchi discusses the symbolism of glass in the ancient world front the perspective of ancient Egypt and breaks new ground for our understanding of how this material reinforced the function to which glass was anciently put. G. Max Bernheimer examines glass in the Classical world and has catalogued what is undoubtedly one of the largest collections of glass intaglios in private hands permitting a thorough presentation of classical mythology. Dan Barag has brought his talents to bear upon the collection of Late Antique glass objects which include a diversified and very significant corpus of stamped glass pendants depicting Hebraic, Christian and Roman themes. This remarkable collection of ancient glass assembled over half a Century is the fruit of the erudition and lifelong love of archaeology of Elie Borowski founder of the Bilde Lands Museum Jerusalem in 1992. Glas 9783805327817 +++++ 30 Jahre Antiquariat Christmann in Wiesbaden +++++ Wir liefern außer nach Deutschland, nur noch nach Schweiz / Holland / Belgien / Italien / GB / USA / +++ We now only deliver to Switzerland / Holland and Belgium / Italy / GB / USA +++ Keine Lieferung nach Österreich ++++