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Aegean Art and Architecture
Donald Preziosi
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Description for Aegean Art and Architecture
Paperback. Beginning with the Neolithic period, pre-3000 BCE, and ending at the close of the Bronze Age and the transition to the Iron Age of Hellenic Greece (c1000 BCE), this text is an introduction to the visual arts and architecture of the era. The historical and social context of the art is discussed. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, numerous colour plates, halftones, and line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AM; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 618.
The amazing discovery of the 'first European civilization' in Crete, Greece and the Aegean islands during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was beyond what anyone had imagined. Beginning with the Neolithic period, before 3000 BCE, and ending at the close of the Bronze Age and the transition to the Iron Age of Hellenic Greece (c.1000 BCE), this is the first comprehensive introduction to the visual arts and architecture of this extraordinary era. This book introduces the reader to the historical and social contexts within which the arts - pottery, gold, silver, and ivory objects, gravestone reliefs, ... Read more
The amazing discovery of the 'first European civilization' in Crete, Greece and the Aegean islands during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was beyond what anyone had imagined. Beginning with the Neolithic period, before 3000 BCE, and ending at the close of the Bronze Age and the transition to the Iron Age of Hellenic Greece (c.1000 BCE), this is the first comprehensive introduction to the visual arts and architecture of this extraordinary era. This book introduces the reader to the historical and social contexts within which the arts - pottery, gold, silver, and ivory objects, gravestone reliefs, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
Oxford History of Art
Condition
New
Weight
620g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192842084
SKU
V9780192842084
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About Donald Preziosi
Donald Preziosi is Professor of Art History, UCLA, where he developed and directs the art history critical theory programme, as well as the UCLA museum studies programme. Dr Louise Hitchcock is a Research Associate of the Institute of Archaeology at UCLA. She received the prestigious Edward A. Dickson Fellowship on several occasions prior to completing her Ph.D., and was ... Read more
Reviews for Aegean Art and Architecture
a compact and attractive introduction to the subject
John Bennet, THES, 9/6/00
This powerful account of 2,000 years of Aegean culture is a must for pilgrims and sun-worshippers
The Observer, 24.10.99
John Bennet, THES, 9/6/00
This powerful account of 2,000 years of Aegean culture is a must for pilgrims and sun-worshippers
The Observer, 24.10.99