Etruscan By Definition - Papers in Honour of Sybille Haynes

Klappentext Twelve papers by leading international scholars on the theme of the cultural, regional and personal identity of the Etruscans. The volume celebrates the originality of the Etruscan character manifest in its richly varied workshop production, and examines some unusual objects and buildings, considering what they tell us of Etruscan life, belief and influences. On a personal note, it considers how the Etruscans themselves wished to be identified and remembered. Two contrasting papers discuss attitudes to the Etruscans in the 18th century and the latest evidence for their origins using DNA studies. The papers were originally presented at a conference in 2006, celebrating the work of the renowned Etruscologist, Sybille Haynes. Zusammenfassung Twelve papers by leading international scholars on the theme of the cultural! regional and personal identity of the Etruscans.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Philip Swaddling Perkins, PERKINS PHILIP SWADDLING JUDITH, Judith Perkins Swaddling
• Con la collaborazione di: Philip Perkins (Editore), Judith Swaddling (Editore)
• Editore: British Museum Publications
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.11.2009
• EAN: 9780861591732
• ISBN: 978-0-86159-173-2
• Pagine: 116
• Serie: British Museum Press Occasional Paper; British Museum Press Occasiona
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie