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The concept of monument in Achaemenid Empire

Title
The concept of monument in Achaemenid Empire / Mehr Azar Soheil.
Author
Soheil, Mehr Azar
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

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Description
xi, 217 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • Achaemenid dynasty, 559 B.C.-330 B.C. > Monuments
  • Semiotics and architecture > Iran > Persepolis
  • Symbolism in architecture > Iran > Persepolis
  • Monuments
  • Semiotics and architecture
  • Symbolism in architecture
  • Persepolis (Iran)
  • Iran > Persepolis
Note
  • Based loosely on the author's thesis (doctoral--Università degli studi di Roma "La Sapienza", 2000) under the title: Persepolis : il concetto di monumento nell'impero achemenide.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction to the ancient Near East -- Persepolis : description -- Architectural morphology and proportions -- The concept of monument -- Significance of inscriptions -- Significance and symbolism -- Archaeology and restoration -- Concluding considerations.
Call Number
NA2543.S46
ISBN
  • 9781138055919
  • 1138055913
  • 9781138055926
  • 1138055921
  • 9781315165639 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
  • 2018039423
  • 40028998174
OCLC
  • on1048447301
  • 1048447301
  • SCSB-14615552
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries