Art & Architecture
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The Orientalizing Bucchero from the Lower Building at Poggio Civitate (Murlo) [Hardback]
Jon Berkin (Author)
Regular Price: £29.95
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ISBN: 9781931909037
Published by : Archaeological Institute of America
Series: AIA Monographs
Volume: 6
Excavations at the Etruscan site of Poggio Civitate (Murlo) have produced some of the most spectacular and provocative material recovered from Etruria. This volume presents the reconstruction and study of a large assemblage of bucchero pottery... .... Learn More -
The Parallel Worlds of Classical Art and Text [Paperback]
Jocelyn Penny Small (Author)
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ISBN: 9780521733069
Published by : Cambridge University Press
We are so used to seeing text accompanied by pictures that we perhaps inadvertently assume that this was always the case. However, with reference to art from archaic Greece to the late Roman Republic, Small argues that `artists illustrate stori... .... Learn More -
Art and Archaeology of Antiquity Volume III [Hardback]
C. C. Vermeule (Author)
£150.00ISBN: 9781899828609
Published by : Pindar Press
The third part of the four volume set which aims to make available the most important studies of Cornelius Vermeule, the formercurator of Classical Art at the Boston Museum of Fine Art. This volume contains studies published between 1974 and 19... .... Learn More -
Carving as Craft: Palatine East and the Greco-Roman Bone and Ivory Carving Tradition [Hardback]
Archer St Clair (Author)
Regular Price: £78.00
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ISBN: 9780801872617
Published by : Johns Hopkins University Press
More than 1500 bone and ivory objects were recovered during excavations of the northeast slope of the Palatine Hill in Rome, providing an excellent opportunity to study this important industry. The assemblage consisted of a wide range of object... .... Learn More -
Art and Archaeology of Antiquity Volume IV [Hardback]
C. C. Vermeule (Author)
£150.00ISBN: 9781899828616
Published by : Pindar Press
The last part of the four-volume series which aims to make available the most important studies of Cornelius Vermuele the former curator of Classical Art at the Boston Museum of Fine Art. This volume spans the years between 1985 and 1995 and in... .... 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 -
Gods and Heroes in Pompeii [Hardback]
Ernesto De Carolis (Author)
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ISBN: 9780892366309
Published by : J Paul Getty Museum
A wonderfully illustrated book on Gods and Heroes in Pompeiian Painting. By way of introduction, De Carolis describes the characteristics of the different styles of wall paintings and the techniques used to create them. The catalogue includes co... .... 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 Writings of the Roman Land Surveyors [Hardback]
Brian. Campbell (Author)
£70.00ISBN: 9780907764281
Published by : Roman Society Publications
Series: JRS Monograph
Volume: 9
The Corpus Agrimensorum Romanorum , compiled in the 5th century AD, was a collection of Roman surveying manuals, produced by a variety of authors, writing at different times and with very different priorities; authors include Julius Frontius, ... .... Learn More -
Art and Society in Fourth-Centry Britain: Villa Mosaics in Context [Paperback]
Sarah Scott (Author)
Regular Price: £28.00
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ISBN: 9780947816537
Published by : Oxford University School of Archaeology
This volume builds upon the copious and varied research on villa mosaics in Roman Britain and evaluates it within the context of elite social life in the 4th century AD. It argues that the mosaics were an integral part of the rich lifestyle of ... .... Learn More
