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. In a major revisionary approach to ancient Greek culture, this title invokes as a paradigm the myths surrounding Daidalos to describe the profound influence of the Near East on Greece's artistic and literary origins. Num Pages: 483 pages, 63 halftones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; ACG; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033164
- ISBN
- 9780691001609
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Hardback. An erudite consideration of a gorgeous trove of ancient vases and the evolution of conservation practice Num Pages: 176 pages, 140 color and 16 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; AFP; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 289 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064764
- ISBN
- 9781606064764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.53€ 46.83
€ 58.53
€ 46.83
Hardcover. Reflects the continuing public fascination with Ancient Egyptian coffins, mummies and burials. Editor(s): Strudwick, Helen. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; AGC; HBLA; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907804717
- ISBN
- 9781907804717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.67€ 40.51
€ 52.67
€ 40.51
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press
- Number of pages
- 333
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788771240184
- ISBN
- 9788771240184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Paperback. A sourcebook of hundreds of designs drawn from the work of artists and craftsmen throughout time, from the Pacific cultures of Oceania to the rich and varied heritage of Ancient Greece. It includes an informative introduction and a selection of illustrated patterns. Series: British Museum Pattern Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, 512 illustrations, 12 in colour. BIC Classification: ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 277 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1204. Series: British Museum Pattern Books. 240 pages, 512 illustrations, 12 in colour. A sourcebook of hundreds of designs drawn from the work of artists and craftsmen throughout time, from the Pacific cultures of Oceania to the rich and varied heritage of Ancient Greece. It includes an informative introduction and a selection of illustrated patterns. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACG. Dimension: 246 x 277 x 21. Weight: 1206.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714150888
- ISBN
- 9780714150888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.80
€ 25.99
€ 22.80
Hardback. Civilizations of great diversity have succeeded each other or co-existed in Eastern Turkey, and most of them have left monuments of high quality. Hittite, Urartian, Hellenistic, Roman, Syrian, Byzantine, Armenian, Arab, Seljuk and Ottoman, their remains are all represented in the region. Num Pages: 530 pages, 118 pls. BIC Classification: ACG; ACK; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 150. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907132325
- ISBN
- 9780907132325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 360.44
€ 360.44
hardcover. This second volume continues with a description of the fine Georgian monuments of the Tao region, including Ihan, Ok Vank, and Haho. The Pontus region comes next, the centre of the medieval Greek empire of Trebizond. The many Byzantine churches of Trabzon itself are covered, including Aya Sofya and the nearby monasteries of Sumela and Vazelon. Num Pages: 578 pages, 158 pls. BIC Classification: ACG; ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 578
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907132332
- ISBN
- 9780907132332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 343.25
€ 343.25
hardcover. In this third volume the regions covered are to the south and east of the Taurus range, beginning with the Upper and Lower Euphrates, which includes the Byzantine and Turkish buildings of Harput, Malatya and the Keban region, where there are also a number of churches and monastic sites. Num Pages: 524 pages, 152 pls, 34 maps & plans. BIC Classification: ACG; ACK; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907132349
- ISBN
- 9780907132349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 341.81
€ 341.81
hardcover. The initial section here covers the monuments of the important Hellenistic kingdom of Commagene, and includes Edessa (Urfa), the capital of a Crusader state, where there are also significant Islamic buildings. Num Pages: 536 pages, 120 pls, 48 maps & plans. BIC Classification: ACG; ACK; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907132523
- ISBN
- 9780907132523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 341.08
€ 341.08
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
€ 64.38€ 63.95
€ 64.38
€ 63.95
Paperback. Ancient bronze statuary provides a sense of immediacy, a window directly back to the classical world. The wistful expression of a young Roman woman, the fixed jaw of a politician, and the tensed muscles of a Greek athlete appear startlingly lifelike, transfixing the viewer with their realism. This book provides an overview of classical bronzes. Num Pages: 272 pages, 99 colour & 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 169 x 13. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606063262
- ISBN
- 9781606063262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.90
€ 34.99
€ 25.90
Hardcover. This stunning new volume presents full-colour plates, details, groupings and comparative images of approximately 147 Pre- Columbian works from the collection of ancient Mesoamerican, Central American, and Andean South American art (spanning 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1530) assembled by John G. Bourne in the 1950's and 1960's. Num Pages: 264 pages, 380 Colour, 43 b&w. BIC Classification: 1K; ACG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1730.
- Publisher
- D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907804052
- ISBN
- 9781907804052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.30
€ 51.99
€ 36.30
Hardcover. During his reign and following his death, the physiognomy of Alexander the Great was one of the most famous in history, adorning numerous works of art. This study demonstrates how the various portraits transmit not so much a likeness of Alexander as a set of cliches that symbolized the ruler. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 545 pages, 8 color illustrations, 191 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 545
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520068513
- ISBN
- 9780520068513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.01€ 80.14
€ 103.01
€ 80.14
Hardcover. Over the past 200 years, thousands of ancient Greek vases have been unearthed. Yet debate continues about what the images depicted on these vases actually meant to ancient Greek viewers. This work demonstrates how the study of visual images will enrich understanding of the ancient world. Num Pages: 408 pages, 149 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFPC; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226244365
- ISBN
- 9780226244365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.33€ 82.31
€ 98.33
€ 82.31
Hardback. Features nearly all of the ancient glass objects in the collection of the Princeton University Art Museum. In this title, an introductory essay by an award-winning scholar summarizes the history of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine glass, with a special emphasis on people and on the processes they used to create and decorate these artefacts. Series: Princeton University Art Museum. Num Pages: 408 pages, 556 colour images + 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 1QDAZ; ACG; ACK; AFP; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 264 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300179811
- ISBN
- 9780300179811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.53€ 50.51
€ 58.53
€ 50.51
Paperback. For eight centuries the presence and the influence of Franciss life and deeds have made themselves felt in the history of Christianity and in that of the rest of humanit too. This book offers a selection of illuminated manuscripts in which the saint of Assisi is represented, and more. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: ACG; AGC; AGR; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857226668
- ISBN
- 9788857226668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.95
€ 33.99
€ 28.95
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
€ 81.94€ 64.43
€ 81.94
€ 64.43
Hardcover. 144 pages, 130 colour illustrations. The ancient Greeks perceived the human body as an object of sensory delight and its depiction as the expression of an intelligent mind. This photographic book explores ancient Greek sculptures of the body from the various angles. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AGH. Dimension: 266 x 265 x 22. Weight: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714122687
- ISBN
- 9780714122687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.31
€ 26.99
€ 20.31
Hardback. A discussion of 59 Greek funerary monuments at the J. Paul Getty Museum. The title considers their relationships to the art and society of the period. It should be suitable for scholars and students of antiquities, and museum and art libraries. Num Pages: 160 pages, 125 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFKB; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 310 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366125
- ISBN
- 9780892366125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.09€ 60.01
€ 76.09
€ 60.01
Paperback. Explains the social function and aesthetic achievement of Greek sculpture from c.750 BC to the end of antiquity. Num Pages: 350 pages, 176 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFKB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 17. Weight in Grams: 784. 350 pages, 176 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. Explains the social function and aesthetic achievement of Greek sculpture from c.750 BC to the end of antiquity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFKB; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 17. Weight: 782.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521756983
- ISBN
- 9780521756983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.24
€ 45.24