Lapis lazuli in the ancient Orient. Production and circulation from the Neolithic to the 2nd millennium.
CTHS| N° d'inventaire | 16839 |
| Format | 21 x 27 |
| Détails | 284 p., illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2013 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782735507313 |
Introduction PART ONE: Discovery sites of lapis lazuli in the ancient Orient. Chap. 1: The appearance of fine stones in the art of adornment. Chap. 2: The Bronze Age: the time of lapis lazuli. Iraq / Syria / Iran / Baluchistan and Central Asia / The Shores of Eastern Arabia PART TWO: Lapis lazuli objects. Manufacture and typology. Chap. 1: Production and regional traditions. Chap. 2: The manufacture of lapis lazuli objects. Studying craftsmanship, a new direction of research / Proposal for the reconstruction of manufacturing Chap. 3: The typology of lapis lazuli objects. Manufacturing elements / Inlays / Glyptics, stamps and cylinder seals / Sculpted objects / The predominance of ornaments / The place of lapis lazuli in the evolution of ornaments PART THREE: Exchanges, market value and symbolic value of lapis lazuli in the ancient Orient. Chapter 1: Circulation, supply and management of exchanges. Chapter 2: The market value of lapis lazuli. Chapter 3: The ideological values of lapis lazuli. Conclusion
Introduction PART ONE: Discovery sites of lapis lazuli in the ancient Orient. Chap. 1: The appearance of fine stones in the art of adornment. Chap. 2: The Bronze Age: the time of lapis lazuli. Iraq / Syria / Iran / Baluchistan and Central Asia / The Shores of Eastern Arabia PART TWO: Lapis lazuli objects. Manufacture and typology. Chap. 1: Production and regional traditions. Chap. 2: The manufacture of lapis lazuli objects. Studying craftsmanship, a new direction of research / Proposal for the reconstruction of manufacturing Chap. 3: The typology of lapis lazuli objects. Manufacturing elements / Inlays / Glyptics, stamps and cylinder seals / Sculpted objects / The predominance of ornaments / The place of lapis lazuli in the evolution of ornaments PART THREE: Exchanges, market value and symbolic value of lapis lazuli in the ancient Orient. Chapter 1: Circulation, supply and management of exchanges. Chapter 2: The market value of lapis lazuli. Chapter 3: The ideological values of lapis lazuli. Conclusion