
Royal Arts of Africa : The Majesty of Form (Paperback)
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A fascinating overview of African art that explores the diverse ways in which African rulers have employed art and architecture in kingdoms from West and Central Africa to define individual and state identity. Suzanne Blier draws on a rich array of illustrations to provide a unique insight into the cultural context of these complex arts while also raising more general questions about royalty and power.
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- Book formatPaperback
- Fiction/nonfictionNon-Fiction
- Pub date20120808
- Pages272
- EditionReprint
- PublisherLaurence King Publishing
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Royal Arts Of Africa
This timely and topical book explores the diverse ways in which African rulers have employed art and architecture to define individual and state identity from the sixteenth century to the late twentieth. The arts of selected kingdoms from West and Central Africa are dealt with in the context of their own cultures as well as in relation to the impact of European trade and colonialism. In her descriptions and subtle cultural reading of a vast range of individual objects Suzanne Blier raises issues that go beyond the particular to more general questions of royal and dynastic art. Palace architecture, royal regalia and ceremonies, women of the court, divine kingship, state cosmology, dynastic history, and the importance of art in diplomacy and war are among the topics to receive compelling discussion.
This timely and topical book explores the diverse ways in which African rulers have employed art and architecture to define individual and state identity from the sixteenth century to the late twentieth. The arts of selected kingdoms from West and Central Africa are dealt with in the context of their own cultures as well as in relation to the impact of European trade and colonialism. In her descriptions and subtle cultural reading of a vast range of individual objects Suzanne Blier raises issues that go beyond the particular to more general questions of royal and dynastic art. Palace architecture, royal regalia and ceremonies, women of the court, divine kingship, state cosmology, dynastic history, and the importance of art in diplomacy and war are among the topics to receive compelling discussion.
A fascinating overview of African art that explores the diverse ways in which African rulers have employed art and architecture in kingdoms from West and Central Africa to define individual and state identity. Suzanne Blier draws on a rich array of illustrations to provide a unique insight into the cultural context of these complex arts while also raising more general questions about royalty and power.
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Pub date
20120808
Pages
272
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