Arrest and movement : an essay on space and time in the representational art of the ancient Near East
xxiv, 222 pages, 93 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780674046566, 0674046560
15661054
Egyptian art. The pre- and proto-historic period
Representation and design
Amorphous space and space-time definition in proto-historic monuments
The space-time implications of monumental art
Excursus : sculpture in the round
The old kingdom
The signficance of scense of daily life in private tombs
The non-actuality of their representation
The significance of the reliefs of the Royal Mortuary Temples
The trascendence of actuality in the Royal Reliefs
Confusion of meaning and disintegration of form in the late old kingdom and the first intermediate period
The middle kingdom
The character of the period as reflected in its art
The new trend towards monumentality in funerary art
The new kingdom
The intrusion of new concepts in the classical scheme of decoration
The space-time implications of early new kingdom art
The Amarna revolution as the triumph of actuality
Traces of Armarna influences in the period of reaction
The development of the Royal Reliefs and the triumph of monumental statement
Mesopotamian art
The integration of figure and design in the pre- and proto-dynastic period
Secular and consecratory motifs in early dynastic monuments
Historic act and fulfilment of divine command as themes of the Akkadian and early Babylonian period
Dramatic and scenic coherence in the secular art of the Assyrians
Cretan art
The Cretan enigma : homo ludens
Complexities of the Cretan problem : Crete and Mycenae
Pivotal motion in early design
'Absolute' mobility in organic forms
Mystic communion and the grace of life
Reprint. Originally published: London : Faber and Faber, 1951
Includes index