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Moussons, 2014 Despite the prevalence of ornament and decoration in Buddhist monasteries in Thailand, as an art form, ornament has been almost entirely ignored in favor of the study of narrative and didactic art and literature.
Justin McDaniel
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Decorative Features of the Temple Complex Pura Beji (Sangsit, the Island of Bali)
Человек и культура, 2023 The author examines the sculptural decoration of the Pura Beji temple – a vivid representative of the style of sacred architecture and decorative plasticity of northern Bali. This temple complex is the sanctuary of the subak irrigation association. It is unique with a peculiar vocabulary of decor, rich texture of stone carvings, masterfully executed ...
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The interior of the Umayyad era in a contemporary context
Проект БайкалSome aspects of the culture of the Umayyad era are considered. Despite the active interaction of early Islamic culture with the cultures of Persia, Byzantium, Rome and Central Asia, traditional Arabic poetry remains an object of deep veneration.
Али Салем Альшурман +2 more
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Opaițe romane târzii decorate cu ”Fațadă de temple”
Peuce, 2019 The present article aims to analyze the late antique lamps with discus bearing an arch or a niche laying on two columns. This architectural motif has been discussed for forty years for its meaning, regardless of its rendering or the type of lamps it adorned. We have identified four different types of lamps and two main renderings.
Laurent CHRZANOVSKI +2 more
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Gallia, 2013 The site of Château-Bas (Vernègues, Bouches-du-Rhône), famous above all for its Augustan Roman temple, has yielded a set of pillars decorated either with writhing snakes or with straight rods. As yet there are no known parallels to such pillars.
Sandrine Agusta-Boularot +1 more
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Hereditary and foundation-related rights of noblewomen in the Serbian Medieval state in the era of Nemanjić's [PDF]
Baština, 2011 Charters, founder's inscriptions and portraits in churches give sufficient data to presume how women of feudal class in the Serbian medieval state in the 13th and 14th century had the right of heredity, enjoyment and disposal of the property, not only ...
Ničić Jelena
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MythosThe new dynasty of the Ptolemies faced a new situation that demanded an ideology oriented towards the Greek and Egyptian worlds. The first Ptolemies established an ideology based on the royal couple, which found its Egyptian expression in the decorative ...
René Preys
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The heritage of the Byzantine art in the mosaic decoration of odessa eparchy orthodox temples
CONTEMPORARY ART, 2018 The mosaics in Odessa temples by contemporary artists A. S. Charkin, A. O. Shelyuto are considered. The stylistic analysis of artists’ monumental mosaic iconography is carried out in the context of universal Christian art. The interconnection of Odessa mosaicists’ icons with sacred art of particular Byzantine periods is established.
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The Artistic Reception of Decorative Graphics in Wus’ Memorial Temple in Hong’an
Signs and MediaAbstract The decorative graphics of Wus’ Memorial Temple in Hong’an have evolved continuously over time, forming a unique symbolic system. This article analyzes the various forms of artistic reception of the decorative graphics in Wus’ Memorial Temple from the perspective of art communication, including the cultural traditions of the decorative ...
Yichun Wang, Xianping Leng
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Džedkareův pyramidový komplex: nové doklady o konci 5. dynastie | Djedkare’s pyramid complex: new evidence on the late Fifth Dynasty [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2019 The pyramid complex of King Djedkare in South Saqqara is a key monument for our understanding of the history of the late Fifth and early Sixth Dynasties and of the social and religious transformations of that period.
Mohamed Megahed
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