Africa In Antiquity : Wenig 1978 [ Art , Ancient Nubia , Sudan ]
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Two Volume Detailed Photographic Guide to Ancient Nubian and African Art, Africa in Antiquity, From The Brooklyn Museum Complete With Essays on Kush, Ballau, and Nubia
Wenig, Steffen, cataloguer. Africa In Antiquity: The Arts of Ancient Nubia and the Sudan Vol I and Vol II. Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY. 1978.
First paperback edition, released simultaneously with the hardcover, of the catalogue Africa In Antiquity produced for the Brooklyn Museum exhibition of ancient African art of the same name. Volume One consists of essays by William Y Adams, Bruce G. Trigger, Ahmed M Ali Hakem, David O’Connor, Jean LeClart, Karil Heinz-Preise and Fritz Hintze, on Nubia, the kingdom of Kush, the Ballau culture and the region’s relationship with Egypt and the rise of Christianity. Volume Two provides a full history of Nubian art from prehistory through the middle ages written by the cataloguer and exhibition designer, Steffen Wenig, followed by a full photographic catalogue of the various objects and artifacts included in the exhibition.
143pp + 365pp. 4to, two volumes. Perfect bound in glossy card wraps. Corners and edges rubbed and worn. Reading creases with scratches to wrap faces and wear to spine joints. Textured brown paper pastedowns and endpapers. Illustrated throughout. Very good.
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