Mosaics as History

Mosaics as History
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 0674022920
ISBN-13 : 9780674022928
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Book Synopsis Mosaics as History by : G. W. Bowersock

Download or read book Mosaics as History written by G. W. Bowersock and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-15 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past century, exploration and serendipity have uncovered mosaic after mosaic in the Near East—maps, historical images and religious scenes constituting a treasure of new testimony from antiquity. In them, Bowersock finds historical evidence, illustrations of literary and mythological tradition, religious icons, and monuments to civic pride.


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