{"product_id":"picturing-the-past-imaging-and-imagining-the-ancient-middle-east-9781885923899","title":"Picturing the Past: Imaging and Imagining the Ancient Middle East","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jack Green | John A. Larson | Emily Teeter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Middle East - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fully illustrated catalogue of essays, descriptions, and commentary accompanies the Oriental Institute special exhibit \u003ci\u003ePicturing the Past: Imaging and Imagining the Ancient Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e (on exhibit February 7 through September 2, 2012). \u003ci\u003ePicturing the Past\u003c\/i\u003e presents paintings, architectural reconstructions, facsimiles, models, photographs, and computer-aided reconstructions that show how the architecture, sites, and artifacts of the ancient Middle East have been documented. It also examines how the publication of those images have shaped our perception of the ancient world, and how some of the more \"imaginary\" reconstructions have obscured our real understanding of the past. The exhibit and catalog also show how features of the ancient Middle East have been presented in different ways for different audiences, in some cases transforming a highly academic image into a widely recognized icon of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47891045384343,"sku":"9781885923899","price":1375.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781885923899.webp?v=1781182175","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/picturing-the-past-imaging-and-imagining-the-ancient-middle-east-9781885923899","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}