In the 6th century BC the early kings of the Archaemenid Persian empire, Cyrus the Great and Darius sought a new style of monumental architecture and sculpture with which to decorate their capital cities and express their mastery of the known world. This book seeks to trace the origins of this style.
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Boardman, an archaeologist whose work is typically associated with Greece and the surrounding cultures in the Mediterranean region, has written the next installment in Thames and Hudson's World of Art series, and it is a solid addition. Each book in the series describes and illustrates the history of the arts of specific eras and places in the ancient world. Persia and the West is no different. Boardman describes a civilization that was influenced by its neighbors and it invaders. Filled with photos, drawings, and some maps, this book discusses in detail the architecture, sculpture, and jewelry of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia, and the influence Mesopotamia, Greece, and Egypt had on this culture's development of artistic style. It would be influential with many other societies, but, surprisingly, in Persia it did not last beyond the early empire of the Achaemenid kings. At times, Boardman is fairly technical in his discussion, but the final result is a fascinating look at the development of an arts culture within an established society. Julia Glynn
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John Boardman's many books for Thames and Hudson include the classic Greek Art in the World of Art series.
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As the cover art implies...,
By Behjat O. (France) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Persia and the West: An Archaeological Investigation of the Genesis of Achaemenid Persian Art (Hardcover)
It's not very helpful if you're searching for an objective text to read, and if you're a beginner it's even less recommended. As for many pro-Greece authors achievements of Oriental nations are recounted with a reluctant and mildly sarcastic tone, and it might make a careful reader doubt it's written and arranged only to be informative.
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