Ancient Cyprus / Veronica Tatton-Brown.

By:

Tatton-Brown, Veronica [author]

Contributor(s):

A.G. Leventis Gallery of Cypriot Antiquities [issuing body]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1988.Description: 72 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0674033078

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

939.37

Contents:

1. The natural history of Cyprus -- 2. The historical background -- 3. Island copper --4. Trade and manufacture -- 5. The human form in Cypriot art -- 6. Jewellery -- 7. Religion and burial customs -- 8. Coinage by Ian Carradice -- 9. Writing -- 10. Weaponry and warfare.

Summary: "Cyprus' position at the eastern end of the Mediterranean has always played a vital role in the island's history. Posed between the major civilisations of the ancient world - Mesopotamia, Assyria, and Persia in the east, Egypt to the south, and Greece and Rome in the west - Cyprus developed a unique and distinctive culture. From prehistoric times its art displays an originality and vitality that for some 7000 years was to be its hallmark. This concise survey is an introduction to the art and culture of ancient Cyprus, from the time of the first settlers around 7000 BC to the end of the Roman period in the late fourth century AD. New discoveries from recent archaeology provide a fascinating context for the many illustrations, drawn largely from the outstanding collections of Cypriot antiquities in the British Museum." -- Back cover.

List(s) this item appears in: The Lansing and Julia Fair Collection

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 5 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	939.37 TAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000011292

Total holds: 0

"Handbook to the permanent exhibition of Cypriot antiquities in the British Museum, known as the A.G. Leventis Gallery of Cypriot Antiquities"--Preface

Includes index.

Bibliography: page 71.

"Cyprus' position at the eastern end of the Mediterranean has always played a vital role in the island's history. Posed between the major civilisations of the ancient world - Mesopotamia, Assyria, and Persia in the east, Egypt to the south, and Greece and Rome in the west - Cyprus developed a unique and distinctive culture. From prehistoric times its art displays an originality and vitality that for some 7000 years was to be its hallmark. This concise survey is an introduction to the art and culture of ancient Cyprus, from the time of the first settlers around 7000 BC to the end of the Roman period in the late fourth century AD. New discoveries from recent archaeology provide a fascinating context for the many illustrations, drawn largely from the outstanding collections of Cypriot antiquities in the British Museum." -- Back cover.