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When writing met art [electronic resource] : from symbol to story / Denise Schmandt-Besserat.

By: Schmandt-Besserat, Denise.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007Edition: 1st ed.Description: 134 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.Subject(s): Writing and art -- Middle East | Art, Ancient -- Middle EastGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 701/.08 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Introduction : Writing and art -- How writing shaped art. -- Pottery painting -- Glyptic --The Uruk vase : sequential narrative -- Wall and floor painting -- How art shaped writing -- Funerary inscriptions -- Votive and dedicatory inscriptions -- The stele of Hammurabi -- Conclusion : the interface between writing and art.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-127) and index.

Introduction : Writing and art -- How writing shaped art. -- Pottery painting -- Glyptic --The Uruk vase : sequential narrative -- Wall and floor painting -- How art shaped writing -- Funerary inscriptions -- Votive and dedicatory inscriptions -- The stele of Hammurabi -- Conclusion : the interface between writing and art.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.