From ancient to modern archaeology and aesthetics

"As archaeologists unearth the past, they seek meaning or purpose for the objects they uncover by looking at the objects themselves and their archaeological context. Art historians, on the other hand, primarily focus on aesthetics, asking why a particular object stimulates our senses, and what...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: New York University. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (-)
Otros Autores: Chi, Jennifer, ed (ed), Azara, Pedro, ed
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Princeton, NJ : Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University ; Princeton University Press cop. 2015
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991005435649706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Letter / from Julian Siggers, Williams Director, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
  • Letter / from Robert S. Bagnall, Leon Levy Director, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
  • Acknowledgments / Jennifer Chi, Exhibitions Director and Chief Curator, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
  • From ancient to modern : a chronology
  • Map
  • 1. Glam-UR-ous : the art of archaeology and aesthetics / Jennifer Y. Chi, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World; Pedro Azara, Polytechnic University of Catalonia
  • 2. The golden image of archaeology before the Second World War / Pedro Azara, Polytechnic University of Catalonia; Marc Marín, Polytechnic University of Catalonia
  • 3. Magnificent with jewels : Puabi, Queen of Ur / William B. Hafford, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Richard L. Zettler, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
  • 4. Puabi's diadem(s) : the deconstruction of a Mesopotamian icon / Holly Pittman, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Naomi F. Miller, Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania
  • 5. What does Puabi want (today)? : the status of Puabi as image / Kim Benzel, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • 6. Ground to gallery : the discovery, interpretation, and display of early dynastic sculpture from the Iraq Expedition of the Oriental Institute / Jack D.M. Green, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago; Jean M. Evans, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
  • Appendix : Back to the beginning : the aesthetics and allure of field records / Clemens Reichel, Royal Ontario Museum and the University of Toronto
  • Exhibition checklist.