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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Willett, Herbert Lockwood (5 May 1864-28 Mar. 1944), Steven W. Holloway
Willett, Herbert Lockwood (5 May 1864-28 Mar. 1944), Steven W. Holloway
Steven W Holloway
No abstract provided.
New Wine In Old Kings: British Wine Bottle Names And The Old Testament, Steven W. Holloway
New Wine In Old Kings: British Wine Bottle Names And The Old Testament, Steven W. Holloway
Steven W Holloway
No abstract provided.
Assur Is King Of Persia: Illustrations Of The Book Of Esther In Some Nineteenth-Century Sources, Steven W. Holloway
Assur Is King Of Persia: Illustrations Of The Book Of Esther In Some Nineteenth-Century Sources, Steven W. Holloway
Steven W Holloway
The marriage of archaeological referencing and picture Bibles in the nineteenth century resulted in an astonishing variety of guises worn by the court of Ahasuerus in Esther. Following the exhibition of Neo-Assyrian sculpture in the British Museum and the wide circulation of such images in various John Murray publications, British illustrators like Henry Anelay defaulted to Assyrian models for kings and rulers in the Old Testament, including the principal actors in Esther, even though authentic Achaemenid Persian art had been available for illustrative pastiche for decades. This curious adoptive choice echoed British national pride in its splendid British Museum collection …
A ‘New’ Kutir-Nahhunte Ii Text, Steven W. Holloway
A ‘New’ Kutir-Nahhunte Ii Text, Steven W. Holloway
Steven W Holloway
No abstract provided.