Art in the Ancient World
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This 6 page paper focuses on Greek history. There is a discussion of Hellenic and Hellenistic art and a comparison of Greek and Roman architecture. Other topics include the idea of matriarchy in the ancient world. Several well known pieces of art are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Art, Architecture and Pilgrimages
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This paper 3 page paper discusses some of the changes in the fields of art and architecture during the time of the Crusades. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Art: An Integral Component of Human Expression
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A 15 page discussion of the many different variations which exist in art between culture and time periods. From the most primitive aspects of our history we have created and with our creations we have made impressions on others. Indeed, many of these impressions have survived the ravages of time to make impressions even on contemporary society. The author of this paper emphasizes that art is about perception. Whichever format it takes, that which touches and moves its audience it indeed true art. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Artful Definitions of the Minoan Society
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(6 pp). When we try to investigate Minoan society we encounter a number of problems regarding the evidence. Because the climate is frequently wet, most of the perishable evidence has disappeared with the weather. This makes it hard to construct a picture of Minoan society. We have some knowledge about Minoan people, of course, but this is very fragmentary: only little aspects of the Minoan social life are ever revealed at one time, mainly because the written materials are so few, and because scholars can read only a very little of this written evidence. Yet, it appears from their archeological art, that the Minoans as a society were much more advanced than others of their time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Artful Definitions of the Minoan Society
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(6 pp). When we try to investigate the Minoan society we are immediately hampered by the lack of physical evidence. Being a costal area leads to erosion and decay just because of climate. We have some fragmentary knowledge about Minoan people, but that must be gleaned from artifacts, since little remains of written documents. Yet, it this case visual art gives us the message that the Minoans as a society were much more advanced than others of their time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBmnoanR.doc

Augustan art
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A five page paper which looks at the importance, both aesthetically and socio-politically, of art during the Augustan period, with particular reference to the Obeliscus Augusti, the Ara Pacis Augustae and the Augustus of Prima Porta. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLaugart.rtf

Aztec Codices: Art or Writing or Both?
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A 5 page paper which examines the ancient Aztec codices and discusses whether they are art, writing, or perhaps both. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Benedictional of St. Ethelwold
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An 11 page research paper that examines the Benedictional of St. Ethelwold, a magnificent tenth-century Anglo-Saxon illuminated manuscript, which is the penultimate example of what is known as the Winchester style of illumination. This examination of the Benedictional looks specifically at framing devices, the placement of the illustrations within the text and the function for which the Benedictional was intended, that is, exactly what it is and how it relates to the Gospels. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khbeneth.rtf