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About The Book
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<p>The 16th century bronze plaques from the kingdom of Benin are among the most recognized masterpieces of African art and yet many details of their commission and installation in the palace in Benin City Nigeria are little understood. <em>The Benin Plaques A 16th Century Imperial Monument</em> is a detailed analysis of a corpus of nearly 850 bronze plaques that were installed in the court of the Benin kingdom at the moment of its greatest political power and geographic reach. By examining European accounts Benin oral histories and the physical evidence of the extant plaques Gunsch is the first to propose an installation pattern for the series.</p>
Details
ISBN 13
9780367471422
Publication Date
-14-01-2020
Pages
-276
Weight
-465 grams
Dimensions
-174x246x14.78 mm
