Art of the Eurasian Steppe

<p><i>The Art of the Eurasian Steppe</i> is a contextual analysis which traces the stylistic transformation of artefacts depicting animals from various cultures of the Eurasian steppe and investigates its possible influence on Central and Northern European art. A wide range of individual cultures are visited and their historic cultural and geographic specifics are explored. The survey in this book is based on a chronological structure including an East-West geographic direction. This accommodates to position described artefacts of certain styles within time periods cultures and locations.</p><p>Most of the existing literature related to cultures of the Eurasian steppe is specialised on one particular culture or one archaeological excavation. The book is written as a hypothetical journey through time and space structured in an east to west direction. It provides a wide-reaching overview by placing the discussed artefacts into a cultural geographic and chronologic frame particularly the thousand years between 500 BC and 500 AD. Artistic expression and style are a central theme to explore possible relationships between civilisations of the Eurasian steppe and their influence on medieval Central and Northern European creation of artefacts.</p><p>Academics in the fields of art history archaeology history and fine arts will find this book compelling/useful.</p>