Art & Architecture
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The Architecture of the Classical Temple of Hera [Hardback]
Christopher A. Pfaff (Author)
£85.00ISBN: 9780876618011
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: ARGIVE HERAION
Volume: I
This volume is the first in a series providing detailed and up-to-date analyses of excavations and fieldwork conducted over more than a century at the Argive Heraion, site of a succession of religious buildings high above the plain of Argos. The b... .... Learn More -
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain Fascicule 20 The British Museum Fascicule 10: Fragments from Sir William Hamiltons second collection of vases recovered from the wreck of HMS Colossus [Hardback]
Valerie Smallwood (Author); Susan Woodford (Author)
£85.00ISBN: 9780714122366
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum
The fragments of Greek painted pottery making up the 115 catalogue entries in this volume come from vases that were once part of Sir William Hamiltons prized second collection. About one third of that collection was lost when the ship transport... .... Learn More -
Poetry, Theory, Praxis: The Social Life of Myth, Word and Image in Ancient Greece. Essays in Honour of William J. Slater [Hardback]
Eric Csapo (Author); Margaret C. Miller (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9781842171011
Published by : Oxbow Books
A Festschrift in honour of the classical scholar, William J Slater, this volume looks at the social life of theories, artifacts, and poems in ancient Greece. The central focus of the collection is Greek theatre, but essays on such typically Sl... .... Learn More -
JJP Supplement 2 (2003) Journal of Juristic Papyrology: Catalogue Des Inscriptions Greques Du Musee National De Varsovie [Hardback]
A. Lajtar (Editor); A. Twardecki (Author)
£50.50ISBN: 9788391825013
Published by : Journal of Juristic Papyrology
Series: JJP Supplements
Volume: 2
Catalogue of Greek inscriptions preserved in the National Museum in Warsaw, in French. This is the first full publication of the largest collection of Greek epigraphic material in Poland, comprising 125 texts, predominatly of Hellenistic and Ro... .... Learn More -
Images of Ancestors [Hardback]
Jakob Munk Hojte (Author)
£22.95ISBN: 9788772889481
Published by : Aarhus University Press
Series: (Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity)
To achieve status in the classical world, a certain intimacy with one's ancestors was essential. By referring to the illustrious exploits and qualities of his forebears, a man could strengthen his position in society. If his origins lacked suffici... .... Learn More -
Greek Vases in New Contexts: The Collecting and Trading of Greek Vases - An Aspect of the Modern Reception of Antiquity [Hardback]
Vinnie Norskov (Author)
£30.50ISBN: 9788772888866
Published by : Aarhus University Press
Greek vases have been among antiquity's most widely collected artefacts since the 18th century. This volume examines trends in the collection and trade of Greek vases in the years since World War II. Norskov combines a detailed historical narra... .... Learn More -
Alexander's Revenge: Hellenistic Culture through the Centuries [Paperback]
Jon M. A. Asgeirsson (Author)
£19.95ISBN: 9789979545132
Published by : University of Iceland Press
The impact of Alexander the Great's legacy `was unsurpassed in terms of cultural impact for subsequent centuries'. This collection of twelve essays explores Alexander's cultural ideals that lived on after his death in various spheres of life, ... .... Learn More -
Art and Archaeology of Antiquity Volume II [Hardback]
C. C. Vermeule (Author)
£150.00ISBN: 9781899828111
Published by : Pindar Press
The second part of a four-volume work which aims to make available the most important of Cornelius Vermeule's journal contributions over the last fifty years. This volume covers the years between 1965 and 1973 and includes papers on broad theme... .... Learn More -
The History of Greek Vases [Paperback]
John Boardman (Author)
Regular Price: £19.95
Special Price: £9.95
ISBN: 9780500285930
Published by : Thames and Hudson
Another well written, well illustrated history of Greek vases from John Boardman. Focusing on the period between the 10th and 2nd centuries BC, he provides not only descriptive comment on examples, but also explores the means of identifying art... .... Learn More -
Castellani Fragments in the Villa Giulia, Volume 2: Athenian Black Figure [Paperback]
Helene Blinkenberg Hastrup (Author)
£30.50ISBN: 9788772886183
Published by : Aarhus University Press
The vast Castellani collection of ancient Greek pottery, now housed in the Villa Giulia Museum in Rome, has been studied by several scholars, notably Paolo Mingazzini who published part of the collection. A great deal, however, especially fragment... .... Learn More
