Ancient Images of Alexandria. 1st Century BC - 8th Century AD. EtudAlex 20.
IFAO| N° d'inventaire | 15355 |
| Format | 20 x 27.5 |
| Détails | 160 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Cairo, 2011 |
| Etat | Nine |
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This work is based on the study of a corpus of documents, dated from 45 BC to 785 AD, representing monuments of Alexandria or offering glimpses of the city, its districts and suburbs. The various images of the same building or architectural ensemble are first grouped and examined in order to understand the history and evolution of the constructions, but also the modes of representation and iconographic conventions. They are then compared with other archaeological or literary sources, thus allowing the identification of several buildings or urban views. The examination of the iconographic context in which these building figures are integrated leads to a reflection on the symbolic or evocative value of the images and sheds light on their presence on the corresponding supports. Finally, the highlighting of these representations to restore the architectural reality offers a suggestive reflection of the Alexandrian urban landscape. ••• This work is based upon the study of a corpus of documents dating from 45 BC to 785 AD that present monuments of Alexandria or general overviews of the town, its districts and suburbs. Different images of the same edifice or architectural ensemble are first gathered together and examined in order to grasp the history and evolution of the constructions, and also the ways of representing and the iconographic conventions. They are then set in relation to other archaeological and literary sources, thus allowing for the identification of several buildings or urban views. The examination of the iconographic context in which these images of buildings are situated leads to considerations of the symbolic or evocative value of the images, and sheds light on their presence in the corresponding media. Finally, approaching these representations as a means to reproducing an architectural reality proposing a suggestive reflection of Alexandria's urban landscape.
This work is based on the study of a corpus of documents, dated from 45 BC to 785 AD, representing monuments of Alexandria or offering glimpses of the city, its districts and suburbs. The various images of the same building or architectural ensemble are first grouped and examined in order to understand the history and evolution of the constructions, but also the modes of representation and iconographic conventions. They are then compared with other archaeological or literary sources, thus allowing the identification of several buildings or urban views. The examination of the iconographic context in which these building figures are integrated leads to a reflection on the symbolic or evocative value of the images and sheds light on their presence on the corresponding supports. Finally, the highlighting of these representations to restore the architectural reality offers a suggestive reflection of the Alexandrian urban landscape. ••• This work is based upon the study of a corpus of documents dating from 45 BC to 785 AD that present monuments of Alexandria or general overviews of the town, its districts and suburbs. Different images of the same edifice or architectural ensemble are first gathered together and examined in order to grasp the history and evolution of the constructions, and also the ways of representing and the iconographic conventions. They are then set in relation to other archaeological and literary sources, thus allowing for the identification of several buildings or urban views. The examination of the iconographic context in which these images of buildings are situated leads to considerations of the symbolic or evocative value of the images, and sheds light on their presence in the corresponding media. Finally, approaching these representations as a means to reproducing an architectural reality proposing a suggestive reflection of Alexandria's urban landscape.