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Elephants and Ivory in China and Spain
Elephants and Ivory in China and Spain
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The Element provides a global history of ivory and elephants, acknowledging the individuality and dignity of the elephants that provided that ivory. Sections on China include the first translations of texts about the cultural importance of elephants and ivory in the Song Dynasty (9601279) and an examination of an ivory stave (huban???), crafted from an Asian elephant tusk (Elephas maximus), carried by officials in court and other formal rituals. Sections on Spain examine the value of ivory during the reign of King Alfonso X of Castille (12211284) and the Virxe Abrideira (ca. 12601275), an ivory Virgin and Child statuette owned by Queen Violante of Aragon (12361301), crafted from an African elephant tusk (Loxodonta africana). The Element concludes by offering a pedagogy from a comparative literature perspective about Sunjata (c.1226), an epic from the Mali empire in West Africa, an important source for thirteenth-century global ivory markets.
- Publication date: 6 February 2025
- Page count: 112
- Dimensions: Height 229 mm; Width 152 mm; Thickness 8 mm
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Format: Hardback
- ISBN-13: 9781009507455
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