TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gunsch,Kathryn Wyoscki
TI  - The Benin plaques: a 16th century imperial monument 
T2  - Routledge research in art history
SN  - 9781472451552
AV  - NK7989.6.N5 G86 2018
PY  - 2018///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Art, Bini
KW  - 16th century
KW  - Bronzes, Bini
KW  - Bronzes
N1  - "For Susan Vogel and Jonathan Hay"; Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-242) and index (pages 243-245)
N2  - The 16th century bronze plaques from the kingdom of Benin are among the most recognized masterpieces of African art, and yet many details of their commission and installation in the palace in Benin City, Nigeria, are little understood. The Benin Plaques, A 16th Century Imperial Monument is a detailed analysis of a corpus of nearly 850 bronze plaques that were installed in the court of the Benin kingdom at the moment of its greatest political power and geographic reach. By examining European accounts, Benin oral histories, and the physical evidence of the extant plaques, Gunsch is the first to propose an installation pattern for the series
ER  -