History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE
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History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE
Paperback. This monograph engages in a close reading of the traditio legis, highlighting its novelty and complexity to early Christian viewers. The image is analyzed as a conflation of two distinct forms of representation, each constructed of unusual and potentially multivalent elements. Num Pages: 146 pages, Extensively illustrated with 56 plates, 3 in colour. BIC Classification: ACG; AGR; HD; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 297 x 12. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Archaeopress United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784910815
- ISBN
- 9781784910815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.57
€ 77.57
Paperback. Wonder, not accuracy, realism, naturalism, or truth, was the supreme objective of Greek sculptors. This tile offers a fresh way to understand the epoch-making sculpture of classical Greece. It traces this way of thinking about art from the poems of Homer to the philosophy of Plato. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 colour plates, 1 map, 142 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226570648
- ISBN
- 9780226570648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Hardcover. In the fifth century BCE, an artistic revolution occurred in Greece, as sculptors developed the ways of representing bodies, movement, and space. This title tells the story of Greek sculpture. It provides the ways to understand classical sculpture in Greek terms, and analyzes the relationship between political and stylistic histories. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 colour plates, 130 halftones, 12 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFKB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 2232.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226570631
- ISBN
- 9780226570631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.17€ 84.13
€ 95.17
€ 84.13
Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Sta...
Porter, Bertha, Moss, Rosalind L. B., Malek, ...
Hardcover. Series: Topographical bibliography of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, reliefs & paintings. Num Pages: 489 pages, 63 figs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; ACG; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 168 x 42. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Griffith Institute
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900416040
- ISBN
- 9780900416040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.92
€ 88.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 2 pages, 169 b/w illus, 12 col pls. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 1QDAG; ACG; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- INSTAP Academic Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534215
- ISBN
- 9781931534215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.33
€ 47.33
Hardcover. Between the 9th and 7th centuries BC the small kingdom of Assyria in northern Iraq expanded through conquest to dominate the region from Egypt to Iran. This book presents visual introduction to some of the greatest works of art from the ancient world, showcasing a series of photographs of the British Museum's collection of Assyrian sculptures. Num Pages: 144 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAA; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 259 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1086. 144 pages, 130 colour illustrations. Between the 9th and 7th centuries BC the small kingdom of Assyria in northern Iraq expanded through conquest to dominate the region from Egypt to Iran. This book presents visual introduction to some of the greatest works of art from the ancient world, showcasing a series of photographs of the British Museum's collection of Assyrian sculptures. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAA; ACG; AFKB. Dimension: 269 x 259 x 23. Weight: 1130.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714111674
- ISBN
- 9780714111674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Hardcover. The fascinus, or phallus, was at the heart of classical Roman art and life. No god was more represented in ancient Rome than the phallic deity Priapus, and the fescennine verses, one of the earliest forms of Roman poetry, accompanied the celebrations of Priapus, the harvest, and fertility. This title looks closely at this delicate interplay. Translator(s): Turner, Chris. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; ACG; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906497866
- ISBN
- 9781906497866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.61
€ 30.99
€ 24.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 531 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG; AGC; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 253 x 48. Weight in Grams: 3342.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857230153
- ISBN
- 9788857230153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.43€ 64.13
€ 65.43
€ 64.13
Paperback. For millennia, the culture of the ancient Egyptians has fascinated historians and spiritual seekers. The 20th anniversary edition of this seminal work includes all-new material analysing the progress in modern Egyptology Num Pages: 190 pages, 80 4-colour illustrations including four gatefolds. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 331 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1192.
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised, Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452144382
- ISBN
- 9781452144382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.52
€ 36.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. The Gayer-Anderson Cat has been one of the most admired objects at the British Museum since its arrival in 1947. This book presents a detailed description of the cat and a discussion of its possible meaning and role in ancient times. It is complemented by photographs. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 37 illustrations, 31 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; AFKC; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714119731
- ISBN
- 9780714119731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.37
€ 9.37
Hardback. This book examines Nerva's imperial coin iconography in concert with contemporary laudatory texts that praise the emperor. As such, this study has important implications for the agents behind the selection and formulation of such images in the late first and early second century. Num Pages: 232 pages, 91 illus. BIC Classification: 3D; ACG; AMX; HBLA1; HDDK. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190648039
- ISBN
- 9780190648039
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Condition: New
€ 164.64
€ 164.64
paperback. In The Visual Poetics of Power, Nassos Papalexandrou illuminates the early history of the tripod cauldron, the most sacred symbol of the Greeks. He also explores the performative dimensions of the figurative arts in the preliterate contexts of early Greek sanctuaries. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780739107348
- ISBN
- 9780739107348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.90
€ 72.90
Hardback. This volume brings together the work of leading scholars on two of the most important, yet puzzling, extant ensembles of Hellenistic Age sculpture: the Great Altar at Pergamon and the Cave at Sperlonga in Italy. Editor(s): De Grummond, Nancy Thomson; Ridgway, Brunilde Sismondo. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 339 pages, 125 illustrations, 2 maps, 1 plan, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; ACG; AFKB; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223271
- ISBN
- 9780520223271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.27€ 64.47
€ 83.27
€ 64.47
Paperback. A collection of papers on architectural terracottas revealing aspects of ancient history and the classical world from mainland Greece, Northern Greece and Albania, the Black Sea, Aegean Islands and Asia Minor, South Italy and Sicily. Editor(s): Winter, Nancy A. Series: Hesperia supplements. Num Pages: 366 pages, 95 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AM; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876615270
- ISBN
- 9780876615270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.14
€ 103.14
Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Rel...
Moss, R. L. B.; Malek, Jaromir
Hardback. Series: Topographical bibliography of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, reliefs & paintings. Num Pages: 284 pages, 40 plans. BIC Classification: 1HBE; ACG; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Griffith Institute United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900416309
- ISBN
- 9780900416309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.41
€ 70.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 97 color + 54 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAR; ACG; AFC; AMN; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 316 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1876.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300169126
- ISBN
- 9780300169126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.40€ 55.08
€ 68.40
€ 55.08
Hardback. A Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art presents a comprehensive collection of original essays exploring key concepts, critical discourses, and theories that shape the discipline of ancient Egyptian art. Editor(s): Hartwig, Melinda K. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 622 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 253 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 622
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781444333503
- ISBN
- 9781444333503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.58
€ 178.58
Moche civilisation flourished on the north coast of Peru from AD 200 to 800. Although the Moche had no writing system, they left an artistic record of their beliefs and activities on painted ceramic vessels. Illustrating more than 200 painted vessels from San Jose de Moro, this book provides insights about a community of ancient Peruvian potters. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 210 pages, 240 col illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; ACG; ACK; AFPC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216. .
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931745390
- ISBN
- 9781931745390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.07
€ 30.07
Paperback. Moche civilisation flourished on the north coast of Peru from AD 200 to 800. Although the Moche had no writing system, they left an artistic record of their beliefs and activities on painted ceramic vessels. Illustrating more than 200 painted vessels from San Jose de Moro, this book provides insights about a community of ancient Peruvian potters. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 210 pages, 240 col illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; ACG; ACK; AFPC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 889.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931745383
- ISBN
- 9781931745383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.55
€ 23.55
paperback. Examines a pivotal period in the history of Europe and the Near East. Spanning the ancient and medieval worlds, This title investigates the shared ideal of sacred kingship that emerged in the late Roman and Persian empires. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 456 pages, 45 black-and-white photographs and 5 maps. BIC Classification: ACG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520294837
- ISBN
- 9780520294837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.36
€ 40.99
€ 29.36
Hardcover. The great river civilization of the Oxus is one of the forgotten jewels of the ancient world. Num Pages: 264 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; ACG; HBLA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 289 x 237. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784537722
- ISBN
- 9781784537722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.48€ 56.46
€ 59.48
€ 56.46
Paperback. Includes discoveries and new theories from the past decade and a half. This title presents a guide to the art of the ancient. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 254 illustrations, 191 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; ACG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500204221
- ISBN
- 9780500204221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. Offering a unique blend of thematic and chronological investigation, this highly illustrated, engaging text explores the rich historical, cultural, and social contexts of 3,000 years of Greek art, from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1104.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444350159
- ISBN
- 9781444350159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.23
€ 74.23
Hardback. A fresh look at the British Museum's celebrated and extensive ancient Egyptian collection from across three thousand years Num Pages: 176 pages, 280 color illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; ACG; AGC; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 273. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300218381
- ISBN
- 9780300218381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20