The art and archaeology of Ancient Greece / by Judith M. Barringer.

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Barringer, Judith M, 1959-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014Description: xx, 438 p : ill. ; 28 cmContent type:

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9780521171809 (pbk.)
9781107001237 (hbk.)

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709.38

Summary: "The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece" is an introductory-level textbook for students with little or no background in ancient art. Arranged chronologically from the Bronze and Iron Ages through the Geometric, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods, and concluding with Greece under the Roman Empire, it focuses on Greek art but also incorporates Near Eastern, Etruscan, and Roman objects. Judith M. Barringer examines a variety of media, analyzing marble and bronze sculpture, public architecture, and vase painting, as well as coins, domestic architecture, mosaics, terracotta figurines and reliefs, jewelry, armor, and wall painting. This book adopts an approach that considers objects and monuments withing their cultural contexts."-- Provided by the publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Course reserves
Reserve - Overnight loan	CYA Library Reserve	709.38 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000007893		Papadopoulos, Angelos
Reserve - Overnight loan	CYA Library Reserve	709.38 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Available		00000009251		Ozturk, Huseyin

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Contains bibliographical references (unnumbered page-417) and index.

"The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece" is an introductory-level textbook for students with little or no background in ancient art. Arranged chronologically from the Bronze and Iron Ages through the Geometric, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods, and concluding with Greece under the Roman Empire, it focuses on Greek art but also incorporates Near Eastern, Etruscan, and Roman objects. Judith M. Barringer examines a variety of media, analyzing marble and bronze sculpture, public architecture, and vase painting, as well as coins, domestic architecture, mosaics, terracotta figurines and reliefs, jewelry, armor, and wall painting. This book adopts an approach that considers objects and monuments withing their cultural contexts."-- Provided by the publisher.