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Essays On Art From Ancient Cultures
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Artful Definitions of the Minoan Society
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(6 pp). When we try to investigate the Minoan
society we are immediately hampered by the lack of
physical evidence. Being a costal area leads to
erosion and decay just because of climate. We have
some fragmentary knowledge about Minoan people,
but that must be gleaned from artifacts, since
little remains of written documents. Yet, it this
case visual art gives us the message that the
Minoans as a society were much more advanced than
others of their time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBmnoanR.doc
Essay Title: Artful Definitions of the Minoan Society
Artistic Traditions: Egypt and Greece
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A 4 page paper which examines the reasons for differences in the artistic traditions of the Egyptians and the Greeks as suggested in the article “The General Characteristics of Greek Sculpture” by Gisela Richter. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: RAeygrtf
Essay Title: Artistic Traditions: Egypt and Greece
Attic Red Figure by Antiphon Painter
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A 5 page paper which analyzes an attic red figure on a kylix shaped bowl by Antiphon Painter from Archaic Greece dating 485 BC. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAkyx.rtf
Essay Title: Attic Red Figure by Antiphon Painter
Augustan art
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A five page paper which looks at the importance, both aesthetically and socio-politically, of art during the Augustan period, with particular reference to the Obeliscus Augusti, the Ara Pacis Augustae and the Augustus of Prima Porta. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLaugart.rtf
Essay Title: Augustan art
Aztec Codices: Art or Writing or Both?
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A 5 page paper which examines the ancient
Aztec codices and discusses whether they are art, writing, or perhaps both. Bibliography
lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAaztec.rtf
Essay Title: Aztec Codices: Art or Writing or Both?
Aztec Influence: Mexican and Mexican-American Artists
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A 7 page paper which examines Aztec influence on various Mexican and Mexican-American artists. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAazdr.rtf
Essay Title: Aztec Influence: Mexican and Mexican-American Artists
Benedictional of St. Ethelwold
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An 11 page research paper that examines the Benedictional of St. Ethelwold, a magnificent tenth-century Anglo-Saxon illuminated manuscript, which is the penultimate example of what is known as the Winchester style of illumination. This examination of the Benedictional looks specifically at framing devices, the placement of the illustrations within the text and the function for which the Benedictional was intended, that is, exactly what it is and how it relates to the Gospels. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khbeneth.rtf
Essay Title: Benedictional of St. Ethelwold