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African Royal Court Art Hardcover Michèle Coquet
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- EX-LIBRARY
- Publication Name
- University of Chicago Press
- ISBN
- 9780226115757
- Book Title
- African Royal Court Art
- Item Length
- 1.1in
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.1in
- Genre
- Art
- Topic
- African
- Item Width
- 0.9in
- Item Weight
- 37.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 189 Pages
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In this visually stunning work, anthropologist Mich le Coquet presents the power and the brilliance of African court arts. Grounding her analysis in the social and historical context of traditional royalty systems, Coquet examines the diverse roles played by artisans, nobles, and kings in the production and use of royal objects. From the precolonial kingdoms of the Edo and the Yoruba, the Ashanti and the Igbo, Coquet reconstructs from a comparativist view the essential cultural connections between art, representation, and the king. More than ornamentation, royal objects embodied the strength and status of African rulers. The gold-plated stools of the Ashanti, the delicately carved ivory bracelets of the Edo-these objects were meant not simply to adorn but to affirm and enhance the power and prestige of the wearer. Unlike the abstract style frequently seen in African ritual art, realism became manifest in courtly arts. Realism directly linked the symbolic value of the object-a portrait or relief-with the physical person of the king. The contours of the monarch's face, his political and military exploits rendered on palace walls, became visual histories, the work of art in essence corroborating the ruler's sovereign might. Richly illustrated and wonderfully detailed, Coquet's influential volume offers both a splendid visual presentation and an authoritative analysis of African royal arts. " This] beautiful and exciting book emphasizes the skillful court art of the Benin, Dahomey, and the Kongo. A very interesting and unusual approach to the art of the continent that has been too easily situated 'outside of history.'"-- Le Figaro
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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226115755
ISBN-13
9780226115757
eBay Product ID (ePID)
568416
Product Key Features
Book Title
African Royal Court Art
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
African
Publication Year
1998
Genre
Art
Number of Pages
189 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
1.1in
Item Height
0.1in
Item Width
0.9in
Item Weight
37.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
N7391.65.C66613 1998
Table of Content
Introduction 1: Empires, Kingdoms, and Chieftaincies: The King's Singularity 2: A Few Conceptions of the Portrait 3: History Told in Images 4: Insignia of Sovereignty and Court Objects 5: Elements of Archaeology and History Map of Empires, Kingdoms, and Cities Map of Ethnic Groups Cited Notes Bibliography Photographic Credits Index
Copyright Date
1998
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
98-005071
Dewey Decimal
709/.67
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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Llegó en buen estado y bien protegido pero la portada no concuerda con la que se ve en la imagen.
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