Mosaics as History: The Near East from Late Antiquity to Islam

by Glen W. Bowersock

Over the past century, exploration and serendipity have uncovered mosaic after mosaic in the Near East--maps, historical images, mythical figures, and religious scenes that constitute an immense treasure of new testimony from antiquity. The stories these mosaics tell unfold in this brief, richly informed book by a preeminent scholar of the classical world.

G. W. Bowersock considers these mosaics a critical part of the documentation of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674022920
• ISBN13: 9780674022928
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 8.5"