Autor(en)

Belozerskaya, Marina:

Verlag / Jahr

Oxford University Press, 2012.

Format / Einband

Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag / with dust jacket. 292 p., ill.

Sprache

Englisch

Gewicht

ca. 550 g

Bestell-Nr

1209816

Bemerkungen

Minimal vergilbt, sonst in sehr gutem Zustand / Minimally yellowed, otherwise in very good condition. - In this, the first book-length account of this renowned masterpiece, Marina Bdozerskaya truces its fascinating journey through history, Thar it has survived av all is a miracle. The Tazzas origins date back to Ptolemaic Egypt where it likely enhanced the power and prestige of Cleopatra. After her defeat by Emperor Augustus, the bowl began an amazing itinerary along many flashpoints in world history. It likely traveled from Rome to Constantinople. After that city's sack by crusaders in 1204, ic returned west to inspire the classical revival at the court of Holy Roman tmperor Frederick II at Palermo. The Tazza next graced Tamerlane's court at Samarqand, before becoming an obsession of Renaissance popes and princes. [1 witnessed the rediscovery of Pompeii and HercuSaneum, the turbulent aftermath of the Trench Revolution, and the birth of tlie modern Italian state. Throughout its journey, the Tazza aroused the lust of Creek, Roman, Byzantine, and Mongol rulers, consoled a heart-broken duchess, inspired artists including Botticelli and Raphael, tempted spies and thieves, and dtew the ire of a deranged museum guard who nearly destroyed it. More than a biography of the world's most cherished bowl, Medusas Gaze is a vivid and delightful voyage through history.

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