Oriental influences in Western art
By: R. A. Jairazbhoy
Publisher: Asia Publishing House
Published: 1965
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
Subjects: European Art; Oriental influences; Asian Art; Influence; Art
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Western awakening to the Orient; title: Incrustation and inlay; title: The decorative use of Arabic lettering in the West; title: The zoomorphic frieze; title: Hunting in the East and West; title: Combats and tournaments; title: Predators as expressions of power; title: The kinship of heroes; title: Primeval dragon myths and their late survival; title: The dragon genera in Orient and Occident; title: The ascension theme; title: Fabulous vehicles of ascension; title: Lions as guardians and bearers; title: Elephants and atlantes; title: Fused and interlocked fauna.