Greek art and archaeology : c. 1200-30 BC /
Surveys Greek archeology from the collapse of the Mycenaean palaces to the subordination of the last Hellenistic kingdoms to Rome. Its aim is to study Greek art through the material record, and against its cultural and social backdrop. Through concise, systematic coverage of the main categories of c...
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Atlanta, Gerogia :
Lockwood Press,
[2016]
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Call Number: N5630 .P5 2016
| Summary: | Surveys Greek archeology from the collapse of the Mycenaean palaces to the subordination of the last Hellenistic kingdoms to Rome. Its aim is to study Greek art through the material record, and against its cultural and social backdrop. Through concise, systematic coverage of the main categories of classical monuments, the reader is taken on a tour of ancient Greece through the most important period in its history, the first millennium BC. Architecture and city planning, sculpture, painting, pottery, metallurgy, jewelry, and numismatics are some of the areas covered. Divided into accessible, user-friendly sections including case studies, terminology, charts, maps, a timeline, and full index, the book is designed primarily for art and archeology students as well as for anyone interested in Greek art and culture. |
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| Item Description: | Translation of : Hellēnikē technē kai archaiologia. |
| Physical Description: | 303 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781937040574 1937040577 |