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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

Hardcover. Featuring over 400 photographs, this volume presents a range of ancient Egyptian gold objects and jewels. It constitutes a study of the subject, not only revealing an array of dazzling jewellery and metalwork but also tracing the development of the goldsmiths' techniques and fashions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 400 colour and b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; ACG; AFKG; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 325 x 245. . Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Fine in fine dustjacket
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
I.B.Tauris
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KOC0011894
ISBN
9781860645273
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Hardcover. Based on a Harvard Art Museums symposium on the acquisition of Margarete Bieber's coin collection, Sculpture and Coins addresses the relation between large statuary and miniature art in the private and public domain. Scholars from various disciplines explain the importance of coins for identifying and analyzing Greek and Roman portraiture. Series: Loeb Classical Monographs. Num Pages: 270 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG; AFKB; AFKG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Harvard Department of the Classics United States
Number of pages
270
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674428379
ISBN
9780674428379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.99

Hardcover. A catalogue of the sculptures on display in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Each entry features a full bibliography and is written for both experts and the general reading public. The introduction offers an overview of sculpture from the archaic period to the end of antiquity. Num Pages: 375 pages, 28 col and 670 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 310 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366866
ISBN
9780892366866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.20
€ 90.95

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
€ 24.70

Hardback. Demonstrates Sicily's essential role in the development of the ancient Mediterranean world. This title focuses on the watershed period between 480 BC and the Roman conquest of Syracuse in 212 BC - a time of great social and political ferment. Num Pages: 288 pages, 144 full-colour, 23 b&w, & 1 map. BIC Classification: ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 250 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061336
ISBN
9781606061336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.53
€ 46.93

Hardcover. A study of Piranesi's presentation of classical Roman architecture, through drawings and etchings Num Pages: 352 pages, ill. BIC Classification: ACG; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472118212
ISBN
9780472118212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.68

Hardback. The eleven studies reprinted here were published by Professor Kauffmann over a period of twenty years, and reflect his interest in Romanesque and Gothic art in England and Europe. They include a number of studies on panel paintings, and a highly influential article on the art of the Bury Bible. Num Pages: 434 pages, 248 illus. BIC Classification: ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132592
ISBN
9780907132592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.29

hardcover. The work of J. B. Ward-Perkins on Roman architecture spanned fifty years, and his numerous published papers covered almost every aspect of the subject. This selection of sixteen studies focuses mainly on the provinces, particularly the North African cities. Num Pages: 531 pages, 146 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAR; ACG; AM; HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
531
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132769
ISBN
9780907132769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.07

Hardcover. Investigating the history behind color as a method of gender differentiation in ancient Greek and Egyptian art Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAG; ACG; HBLA; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119110
ISBN
9780472119110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.86

Paperback. The Admonitions scroll is an internationally recognized masterpiece of narrative painting and is the earliest surviving Chinese painting. It is painted in ink and colour on silk and traditionally attributed to the founding figure of Chinese painting, Gu Kaizhi (c.345-c.406). This book deals with this topic. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 66 pages, 23 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; ACG; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 7. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714151083
ISBN
9780714151083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.31

Paperback. Argues for a definition of Celtic art and views it within a wider archaeological context. This title also argues that there were communities in Iron Age Europe that were identified historically as Celts, regarded themselves as Celtic, or who spoke Celtic languages, and that the art of these communities may reasonably be regarded as Celtic art. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 black & white halftones, 31 colour illustrations, 64 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; ACG; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415428668
ISBN
9780415428668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.87

paperback. This richly illustrated, four-colour textbook introduces the art and architecture of ancient Greece with an emphasis on function and context. Num Pages: 445 pages, 84 b/w illus. 400 colour illus. 9 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 283 x 220 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1612.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521171809
ISBN
9780521171809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Paperback. TV tie-in to major BBC series revealing a new history of the Celts and their international legacy today Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; ACG; HBJD; HBLA; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781784293352
ISBN
9781784293352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 6.28

Hardback. Series: Loeb Classical Monographs. Num Pages: 220 pages, 99 halftones. BIC Classification: ACG; AFKB; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 265 x 19. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674143258
ISBN
9780674143258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.20
€ 70.83

Hardback. With a full-colour reproduction of the entire codex and the first modern commentary in English on the pre-Hispanic history it records, The Complete Codex Zouche-Nuttall unlocks the social and political cosmos of the ancient Mixtec Num Pages: 365 pages, 117 b/w photos, 86 color photos, 34 tables, 6 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACBK; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292744387
ISBN
9780292744387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.77

Hardback. "In a study of sixty neglected panel paintings from Roman Egypt, the authors present evidence for a lost link between the panel-painting tradition of Greek antiquity and Christian paintings of Byzantium and the Renaissance"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFC; AGR; HRCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 336 x 26. Weight in Grams: 2134.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606065099
ISBN
9781606065099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.67
€ 45.74

Paperback. The Discobolus or discus-thrower is a marvellous classical piece of sculpture that over time has come to mean different things to different people. It is originally cast in bronze by the fifth-century BC sculptor Myron. This book tells the story of Myron's Discobolus both as an archaeological artefact and bearer of meaning. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 161 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170. Series: Objects in Focus. 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. The Discobolus or discus-thrower is a marvellous classical piece of sculpture that over time has come to mean different things to different people. It is originally cast in bronze by the fifth-century BC sculptor Myron. This book tells the story of Myron's Discobolus both as an archaeological artefact and bearer of meaning. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 207 x 161 x 6. Weight: 170.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714122717
ISBN
9780714122717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.35

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

€ 35.99
€ 25.46

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

€ 93.64
€ 84.07

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

€ 51.99
€ 41.04

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