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House Decoration in Nubia

Marian Wenzel

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Description:- This book describes the character and evolution of house decoration in northern Sudanese Nubia, which largely disappeared under the flooding of the Aswan Dam in 1964. The decorations were sculpted in mud-relief or painted on mud walls which dissolved on becoming damp. Unlike relief sculpture in stone they cannot be retrieved if the waters recede and the best of them are lost for ever. This book summarises the results of the only survey made of this work before it was destroyed. // Marian Wenzel took part in the two expeditions recording art in flood-threatened villages of Sudanese Nubia which were undertaken under the auspices of the Sudan Research Unit, University of Khartoum, in 1964. - PREFACE INTRODUCTION -- The Nubian People, their Homeland and Homes -- House Decoration: Sources of Design -- Art of the Nubian Family -- Professional Decorators South of Wadi Halfa -- Professional Decorators North of Wadi Halfa -- The Iconography of Nubian Wall Decoration -- Aftermath of Nubian Wall Decoration -- APPENDIX -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with House Decoration in Nubia. To get started finding House Decoration in Nubia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: - This book describes the character and evolution of house decoration in northern Sudanese Nubia, which largely disappeared under the flooding of the Aswan Dam in 1964. The decorations were sculpted in mud-relief or painted on mud walls which dissolved on becoming damp. Unlike relief sculpture in stone they cannot be retrieved if the waters recede and the best of them are lost for ever. This book summarises the results of the only survey made of this work before it was destroyed. // Marian Wenzel took part in the two expeditions recording art in flood-threatened villages of Sudanese Nubia which were undertaken under the auspices of the Sudan Research Unit, University of Khartoum, in 1964. - PREFACE INTRODUCTION -- The Nubian People, their Homeland and Homes -- House Decoration: Sources of Design -- Art of the Nubian Family -- Professional Decorators South of Wadi Halfa -- Professional Decorators North of Wadi Halfa -- The Iconography of Nubian Wall Decoration -- Aftermath of Nubian Wall Decoration -- APPENDIX -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with House Decoration in Nubia. To get started finding House Decoration in Nubia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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