Hugo Buchthal
Biographic Data
| ID | 994385 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hugo Buchthal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hugo |
| FAMILY NAME | Buchthal |
| SIGNATURE | BUCHTHAL H |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1939 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1968 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
L'Illustration des psautiers grecs du moyen âge
Paul A. Underwood, The Kariye Djami. New York
Paul A. Underwood, The Kariye Djami. New York: Bollingen Foundation; distributed by Pantheon Books. $55.00, boxed. Vol. I: Historical Introduction and Description of the Mosaics and Frescoes. Pages xiv, 331. Vol. II: Plates 1-334: The Mosaics. Pages xiii, 349. Vol. III : Plates 335-553: The Frescoes. Pages xi, 569. “Bollingen Series,” LXX. - Volume 26 Issue 3
The beginnings of manuscript illumination in Norman Sicily
When Maio of Bari was assassinated at Palermo on 10 November 1160, a remarkable career was brought to a premature end. Maio, a commoner and a layman, had risen in the Sicilian curia to the rank of chancellor of the Norman kingdom under Roger II; William I had created him Grand Admiral immediately upon acceding to the throne in 1154. William lacked the political acumen of his father, and left the administration of Sicily entirely in his minister's…
The Common Classical Sources of Buddhist and Christian Narrative Art
The Greco-Buddhist sculpture of Gandhara has for a long time been of singular attraction for students of Indian art. These sculptures of greyish-blue schist found in such quantities in the inaccessible valleys of the Indo-Afghan frontier, have from the outset been noted for their classical affinities, and many were brought to Europe by art-loving dilettanti. The particular qualities distinguishing them from all other Indian sculpture were duly ex…
Indian Fables in Islamic Art
Seldom has a work had such world-wide success and been translated into so many languages as the Indian stories and animal fables known as the Panchatantra . In the sixth century of our era they were translated from Sanskrit into Pehlevi. Thence they passed into Arabic; and from the Arabic text, called by Muhammadans the Fables of Bidpai or the Book of Kalila wa Diṁna, were made all those different versions through which these stories were transmi…
The painting of the syrian jacobites in its relation to byzantine and islamic art
Buchthal Hugo. The painting of the syrian jacobites in its relation to byzantine and islamic art. In: Syria. Tome 20 fascicule 2, 1939. pp. 136-150
A Miniature of the Pentecost
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The Common Classical Sources of Buddhist and Christian Narrative Art
The Greco-Buddhist sculpture of Gandhara has for a long time been of singular attraction for students of Indian art. These sculptures of greyish-blue schist found in such quantities in the inaccessible valleys of the Indo-Afghan frontier, have from the outset been noted for their classical affinities, and many were brought to Europe by art-loving dilettanti. The particular qualities distinguishing them from all other Indian sculpture were duly ex…
Indian Fables in Islamic Art
Seldom has a work had such world-wide success and been translated into so many languages as the Indian stories and animal fables known as the Panchatantra . In the sixth century of our era they were translated from Sanskrit into Pehlevi. Thence they passed into Arabic; and from the Arabic text, called by Muhammadans the Fables of Bidpai or the Book of Kalila wa Diṁna, were made all those different versions through which these stories were transmi…
The painting of the syrian jacobites in its relation to byzantine and islamic art
Buchthal Hugo. The painting of the syrian jacobites in its relation to byzantine and islamic art. In: Syria. Tome 20 fascicule 2, 1939. pp. 136-150
A Miniature of the Pentecost
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Indian Fables in Islamic Art
Seldom has a work had such world-wide success and been translated into so many languages as the Indian stories and animal fables known as the Panchatantra . In the sixth century of our era they were translated from Sanskrit into Pehlevi. Thence they passed into Arabic; and from the Arabic text, called by Muhammadans the Fables of Bidpai or the Book of Kalila wa Diṁna, were made all those different versions through which these stories were transmi…
The Common Classical Sources of Buddhist and Christian Narrative Art
The Greco-Buddhist sculpture of Gandhara has for a long time been of singular attraction for students of Indian art. These sculptures of greyish-blue schist found in such quantities in the inaccessible valleys of the Indo-Afghan frontier, have from the outset been noted for their classical affinities, and many were brought to Europe by art-loving dilettanti. The particular qualities distinguishing them from all other Indian sculpture were duly ex…
The beginnings of manuscript illumination in Norman Sicily
When Maio of Bari was assassinated at Palermo on 10 November 1160, a remarkable career was brought to a premature end. Maio, a commoner and a layman, had risen in the Sicilian curia to the rank of chancellor of the Norman kingdom under Roger II; William I had created him Grand Admiral immediately upon acceding to the throne in 1154. William lacked the political acumen of his father, and left the administration of Sicily entirely in his minister's…
Paul A. Underwood, The Kariye Djami. New York
Paul A. Underwood, The Kariye Djami. New York: Bollingen Foundation; distributed by Pantheon Books. $55.00, boxed. Vol. I: Historical Introduction and Description of the Mosaics and Frescoes. Pages xiv, 331. Vol. II: Plates 1-334: The Mosaics. Pages xiii, 349. Vol. III : Plates 335-553: The Frescoes. Pages xi, 569. “Bollingen Series,” LXX. - Volume 26 Issue 3
L'Illustration des psautiers grecs du moyen âge
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