Sunlight and Shade in the First Cities
A sensory archaeology of early Iraq, Mundus Orientis, Mundus Orientis 1, Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Cultures
Erschienen am
16.01.2017, 1. Auflage 2017
Beschreibung
What is the meaning of sunlight?
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Rezension
The early emergence of urbanism in Iraq occurred under the distinctive climatic conditions of the Mesopotamian plain; rainy winters and extremely hot summers profoundly affected the formation and development of these early cities. In Sunlight and Shade in the First Cities, Mary Shepperson explores the relationship between society, culture and lived experience through the way in which sunlight was manipulated in the urban built environment. Light is approached as both a physical phenomenon, which affects comfort and the practical usability of space, and as a symbolic phenomenon rich in social and religious meaning.
