Der Baudekor des zweiten Jahrtausends v. Chr. in Mesopotamien. Formen - Motive - Perzeption

This study deals with the archaeological examples of architectural ornamentation in 2nd-millennium Mesopotamia. Diverse contemporary sources have been consulted in the attempt to elucidate the differing aspects of this form of expression by architecture. The emphasis is on sacred buildings as, by abundant examples, they are shown to be the preferred - and often only - carriers of those forms of ar...