Art of Ethiopia / introduction by C. Griffith Mann.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : Sam Fogg, ©2005.
Description
128 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 30 cm

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    Summary note
    "The unique character of Ethiopian art is the legacy of its situation high in the mountains, on the Horn of Africa. Though remote and often isolated it evolved a tradition in response to contacts with Byzantine, European and Islamic cultures. Beginning in the twelfth century, elaborate crosses were cast and engraved in iron and bronze. Painted and carved icons were produced in a tradition that reached its peak at the end of the seventeenth century. Above all it is illustrated manuscripts which have provided the most defining expression of Ethiopian Christianity."--Jacket.
    Notes
    Published to accompany an exhibition at PaceWildenstein, New York, 18 - 29 October 2005.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references.
    Action note
    Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
    Contents
    • Ethiopia: an introduction
    • Crosses
    • Icons
    • Manuscripts.
    ISBN
    • 0954901460 ((pbk.))
    • 9780954901462 ((pbk.))
    OCLC
    62191598
    RCP
    H - S
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