The Furniture of Western Asia,Ancient and Traditional.(Review)

From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: July 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Edited by GEORGINA HERRMANN. Mainz am Rhein: PHILIPP VON ZABERN, 1996. Pp. xxviii + 301, 143 illustrations, 92 plates. DM 248.

My first encounter with ancient furniture was with the beautiful artifacts, wood and bronze, brilliantly revealed after some 2700 years when excavated in Tumulus MM at Gordion. Who thereafter could ignore furniture, even if not becoming a specialist? With this volume students of all cultural periods will come to realize how important and wonderful ancient furniture is as evidence not only for the accoutrements of individual cultures, but also for its ...

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