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Resurrection in Alexandria: The Painted Greco-Roman Tombs of Kom al-Shuqafa
Anne-Marie Guimier-Sorbets
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Description for Resurrection in Alexandria: The Painted Greco-Roman Tombs of Kom al-Shuqafa
Hardcover. A highly illustrated study of the uniquely decorated tombs of Greco-Roman tombs in Alexandria with the aid of advanced computer technology Num Pages: 176 pages, 200 illustrations, black and white and colour. BIC Classification: 1HBE; ACG; HDDG; HRKP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 240. .
In the Greco-Roman catacombs of Alexandria, uniquely decorated tombs from the time when religious boundaries blurred and syncretistic beliefs flourished have long been known. But it was only in 1993 that researchers discovered faint traces of paintings on walls previously thought to be blank, or underneath other painted scenes: the hidden scenes could be partly made out and photographed using ultraviolet light. Then in 2012, new computer technology was used to reveal the lost images and colors even more clearly.Here the team present, examine, and interpret what they found, teasing meaning and intent from the alternating scenes of Greek and ... Read more
In the Greco-Roman catacombs of Alexandria, uniquely decorated tombs from the time when religious boundaries blurred and syncretistic beliefs flourished have long been known. But it was only in 1993 that researchers discovered faint traces of paintings on walls previously thought to be blank, or underneath other painted scenes: the hidden scenes could be partly made out and photographed using ultraviolet light. Then in 2012, new computer technology was used to reveal the lost images and colors even more clearly.Here the team present, examine, and interpret what they found, teasing meaning and intent from the alternating scenes of Greek and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774168291
SKU
V9789774168291
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About Anne-Marie Guimier-Sorbets
Anne-Marie Guimier-Sorbets is professor of Greek archaeology and art history at the University of Paris Ouest. Andre Pelle is a photographer and researcher at the Centre d'Etudes Alexandrines in Alexandria. Mervat Seif el-Din is director general of Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities and former director of the Greco-Roman Museum in Alexandria.
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