LEADER 03058cam a2200517 i 4500001 99110044893506421 005 20240502074559.0 008 181019t20182018enka b 001 0 eng d 020 9781472451552 |qhbk. 020 1472451554 |qhbk. 035 (NjP)11004489-princetondb 035 |z(NjP)Voyager11004489 035 |z(NjP)Voyager11004489 035 (OCoLC)ocn957616647 037 181640 040 YDX |beng |erda |cYDX |dBTCTA |dBDX |dOCLCQ |dJHE |dEYM |dNGU 043 f-nr--- 050 4 NK7989.6.N5 |bG86 2018 082 04 730.966909/031 |223 100 1 Gunsch, Kathryn Wysocki, |eauthor. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2018016215 245 14 The Benin plaques : |ba 16th century imperial monument / |cKathryn Wyoscki Gunsch. 264 1 London : |bRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group, |c2018. 264 4 |c©2018 300 xxx, 245 pages : |billustrations ; |c26 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 336 still image |bsti |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Routledge research in art history 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 The 16th century bronze plaques from the kingdom of Benin are among the most recognized masterpieces of African art, and yet many details of their commission and installation in the palace in Benin City, Nigeria, are little understood. The Benin Plaques, A 16th Century Imperial Monument is a detailed analysis of a corpus of nearly 850 bronze plaques that were installed in the court of the Benin kingdom at the moment of its greatest political power and geographic reach. By examining European accounts, Benin oral histories, and the physical evidence of the extant plaques, Gunsch is the first to propose an installation pattern for the series. 505 0 Introduction -- A brief overview of politics, art and European contacts -- Threat and creativity: the political context for Esigie's commission -- Remembrance and memorial: methods of commemorating history in Benin art -- Patterns of authorship: the workshop method and architectural installation of the plaque corpus -- The installation of the plaque corpus under Esigie and Orhogbua -- Conclusion: a theory that covers the facts. 650 0 Bronzes, Bini. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85017158 650 0 Bronzes |zNigeria |zBenin. 650 0 Art, Bini |y16th century. 651 0 Benin (Kingdom) |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95057406 650 7 Art, Bini. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00816022 650 7 Bronzes. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00839541 650 7 Bronzes, Bini. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00839557 651 7 Africa |zBenin (Kingdom) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01272300 651 7 Nigeria |zBenin. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01218604 648 7 1500-1599 |2fast 830 0 Routledge research in art history 902 jar |bm |6a |7m |dv |f1 |e20181029 904 jar |ba |hm |cb |e20181029 914 (OCoLC)ocn957616647 |bOCoLC |cmatch |d20240501 |eprocessed |f957616647