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Medusa's Gaze provides the first dedicated account of the origins and extraordinary survival of an exquisite agate bowl from ancient Alexandria to the modern day as it passed through the hands of some of history's most influentional, and colorful, characters.

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The Tazza Farnese's story is remarkable, and Belozerskaya tells it well. * Literary Review *

Table of Contents
Introduction ; 1. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt ; 2. Carved Gems and Romans ; 3. Constantinople: the Past Acquired, Revived, and Ransacked ; 4. Frederick II: the Quest for a New Roman Empire ; 5. Timur, the Conqueror of Asia ; 6. The Great Collectors of the Renaissance ; 7. In a Woman's Hands ; 8. Gems and Ruins in Bourbon Naples ; 9. Beauty Broken, Beauty Restored ; Acknowledgments ; Cast of Characters ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

Medusas Gaze

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      Publisher Oxford University Press
      Published 1 October 2013
      ISBN-13 9780199739318
      978-0199739318
      ISBN-10 0199739315
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      Ceramics, mosaic and glass: artworks History of art

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Medusa's Gaze provides the first dedicated account of the origins and extraordinary survival of an exquisite agate bowl from ancient Alexandria to the modern day as it passed through the hands of some of history's most influentional, and colorful, characters.

      Trade Review
      The Tazza Farnese's story is remarkable, and Belozerskaya tells it well. * Literary Review *

      Table of Contents
      Introduction ; 1. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt ; 2. Carved Gems and Romans ; 3. Constantinople: the Past Acquired, Revived, and Ransacked ; 4. Frederick II: the Quest for a New Roman Empire ; 5. Timur, the Conqueror of Asia ; 6. The Great Collectors of the Renaissance ; 7. In a Woman's Hands ; 8. Gems and Ruins in Bourbon Naples ; 9. Beauty Broken, Beauty Restored ; Acknowledgments ; Cast of Characters ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

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