Classical Art
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The Iliad in a Nutshell: Visualizing Epic on the Tabulae Iliacae [Hardback]
Michael Squire (Author)
£89.00ISBN: 9780199602445
Published by : Oxford University Press
The Tabulae Iliacae are a collection of twenty-two miniature marble reliefs from the early Roman Empire; all of them are inscribed in Greek, and most depict the panoramic vistas of Greek epic. Where modern scholars have usually dismissed the ... .... Learn More -
Roman Sculpture in Asia Minor [Hardback]
Francesco D'Andria (Author);I Romeo (Author)
£105.00ISBN: 9781887829809
Published by : John Humphrey
These papers, presented at a conference held to mark the 50th anniversary of the Italian excavations at Hierapolis in Phrygia, discuss key aspects of Roman sculpture in Asia Minor, present new data and explore recent scholarly trends. One promi... .... Learn More -
Polis and Personification in Classical Athenian Art [Hardback]
Amy C. Smith (Author)
£125.00ISBN: 9789004194175
Published by : Brill Academic Publishers
Ancient Greek artists pioneered in the allegorical use of personifications of political ideas, events, places, institutions, and peoples in visual arts. This book surveys and interprets these personifications within the intellectual and politi... .... Learn More -
A History of the Study of South Italian Black- and Red-Figure Pottery [Paperback]
Ronald Higginson (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9781407307848
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Ranging from the first Roman rediscovery of Greek vases in southern Italy to the present day, this volume explores the history of their study. It looks at those aspects that each era thought important, the varied forms scholarly debate took, a... .... Learn More -
La Escuela de Pintura de Sicion y su Fortuna Critica [Paperback]
Jorge Tomas Garcia (Author)
£37.00ISBN: 9781407308197
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study explores the intellectual context and philosophical methodology behind the work of the Sicyonian school of painting which flourished in the 4th century BC. It analyses Plato's opposition to the school and its attempts to provide a sc... .... Learn More -
Marine Craft in Ancient Mosaics of the Levant [Paperback]
Eva Grossmann (Author)
£33.00ISBN: 9781407308166
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study catalogues and analyses a total of 38 depictions of marine and riverine craft in ancient mosaics across the Near East. Eva Grossmann focuses both on practical details of construction, function and navigability, and on the symbolism o... .... Learn More -
The Aryballos as an Example: The Corinthian Aryballos as a Mirror of the Artistic Connections Between East and West in the 8th to the 6th Centuries BC - an Artistic Anaylis [Paperback]
Amnon Dvir (Author)
£23.00ISBN: 9781407308982
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
The Corinthian Aryballos, a perfume vessel, is the subject of this book and the author examines the place of the vessel within the cultural system of ties between East and West. Through an exhaustive artistic analysis of the vesse... .... Learn More -
Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain [Hardback]
D.F. Mackreth (Author)
£70.00ISBN: 9781842174111
Published by : Oxbow Books
The result of forty years of study, this book offers an overview of the most common find, after coins, on sites in Roman Britain, the brooch. Used basically to hold outer clothing together, it was always on view and was usually decorative. Base... .... Learn More -
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Deliciae Fictiles IV: Architectural Terracottas in Ancient Italy. Images of Gods, Monsters and Heroes [Hardback]
Patricia S. Lulof (Editor); Carlo Rescigno (Editor)
£40.00ISBN: 9781842174265
Published by : Oxbow Books
In Ancient Italy, temples were adorned with full-figure architectural terracotta images such as acroteria, statuary groups and high reliefs. These terracottas mostly show complex scenes of gods and heroes, legendary battles and mythical animal... .... Learn More