Royal arts of Africa. The majesty of form
Royal arts of Africa. The majesty of form | Rare and modern books | Prestom Blier Suzanne
Royal arts of Africa. The majesty of form
Royal arts of Africa. The majesty of form | Rare and modern books | Prestom Blier Suzanne
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1998
- ISBN
- 1856691136
- Place of printing
- Londra
- Author
- Prestom Blier Suzanne
- Publishers
- Laurence King
- Binding description
- Brossura
- Languages
- Italian
- Binding
- Softcover
Description
cm 17x23 pag. 272 ill. 200 a colori Explores the diverse ways in which African rulers have used art and architecture to define individual and state identity from the sixteenth to the late twentieth centuries. The art of selected kingdoms from West and Central Africa are illustrated with nineteenth_century engravings, contemporary photographs of rulers and their retinue, colour photographs of objects in situ and in museums, and explanatory drawings