Research Catalog

Title

The Phoenicians / under the scientific direction of Sabatino Moscati.

Publication

New York : Rizzoli, 1999.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Moscati, Sabatino.
• Palazzo Grassi.

Description

670 pages : illustrations (some color); 23 cm

Summary

"The ancient Phoenician civilization is still shrouded in mystery. Its people left few written records, but they are known to have been some of the greatest traders in history and expert navigators - skills which brought them riches that were legendary. Excavations have yielded countless treasures of gold, silver, obsidian, gold breastplates, sarcophagi - all examples of the most remarkable craftmanship, and representative of a most advanced culture." "The Phoenician civilization reached its peak around 1000 B.C. Its colonies stretched from the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean to Spain, encompassing Sicily, Cyprus, Sardinia and extensive territories in North Africa. Its accomplishments were manifold and long-lasting; amongst others, the Phoenicians created those letters from which the Greek alphabet is derived, and were perhaps the first to develop the techniques that enabled glass-blowing." "This detailed study reveals both the complexities and the wonders of this fascinating culture: it is an invaluable compendium filled with beautiful illustrations on the extraordinary history, culture, craft and identity of this most interesting of peoples - the Phoenicians."--Publisher description.

Uniform Title

Fenici. English

Subject

• Phoenicians
• Phoenicians > Exhibitions
• Phoenicians
• Geschichte
• Ausstellung
• Kunst
• Aufsatzsammlung
• Venedig (1988)
• Phöniker

Genre/Form

• exhibition catalogs.
• Exhibition catalogs
• Exhibition catalogs.
• Catalogues d'exposition.

Note

• Translation of: I Fenici.
• Includes a catalogue of the exhibition held at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice in 1988.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 663-669).

Contents

A civilization rediscovered / Sabatino Moscati -- Who were the Phoenicians? / Sabatino Moscati -- Territory and settlements / Sabatino Moscati -- The origins in the east / Sandro Filippo Bondi -- The course of history / Sandro Filippo Bondi -- Colonization of the Mediterranean / Sabatino Moscati -- The Carthaginian Empire / Sabatino Moscati -- Hannibal's expedition / Giovanni Brizzi -- Ships and navigation / Piero Bartoloni -- Commerce and industry / Piero Bartoloni -- The question of the alphabet / Giovanni Garbini -- Beliefs and religious life / Sergio Ribichini -- Political and administrative organization / Sandro Filippo Bondi -- Army, navy, and warfare / Piero Bertoloni -- Phoenicia / Antonia Ciasca -- Cyprus / Vassos Karageorghis -- North Africa / M'Hamed Fantar -- Sicily / Vincenzo Tusa -- Malta / Antonia Ciasca -- Sardinia / Enrico Acquaro -- Spain / Maria Eugenia Aubet Semmler -- Arts and crafts / Sabatino Moscati -- City planning and architecture / Sandro Filippo Bondi -- Statuary / Sabatino Moscati -- Sarcophagi / Sabatino Moscati -- Stone reliefs / Sabatino Moscati -- Stelae / Sabatino Moscati -- Terracotta figures / Anna Maria Bisi -- Masks and protomes / Antonia Ciasca -- Jewellery/ Giovanna Pisano -- Scarabs and amulets / Enrico Acquaro -- Ivory and bone carving / Maria Luisa Uberti -- Bronzes / Enrico Acquaro -- Metal bowls / Sabatino Moscati -- Painting / Maria Giulia Amadasi Guzzo -- Ostrich eggs / Sabatino Moscati -- Coins / Enrico Acquaro -- Glass / Maria Luisa Uberti -- Pottery / Piero Bartoloni -- Substrata amd adstrata / Sabatino Moscati -- Phoenicians and Egyptians / Sergio Pernigotti -- Phoenicians and Etruscans / Enrico Acquaro -- The "Youth of Motya" / Vincenzo Tusa -- Orientalizing art / Sabatino Moscati -- The Phoenicians as seen by the ancient world / Frederico Mazza -- Dido and her myth / Sergio Ribichini -- Did the Phoenicians land in America? / Maria Giulia Amadasi Guzzo.

ISBN

• 0847821943
• 9780847821945

LCCN

99070296

OCLC

• ocm43371350
• 43371350
• SCSB-1145671

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library