Greek art and archaeology : a new history, c. 2500-c. 150 BCE /
Richard T. Neer.
- New York : Thames & Hudson, 2012.
- 400 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Crete and the Cyclades to the Late Bronze Age -- Greece and the Mycenaean world to c. 1200 BCE -- Geometric Greece, c. 1100 - c. 700 BCE -- The 'orientalizing' period, c. 710 - c. 600 BCE -- Archaic architecture, coinage and luxuries, c. 600 - c. 520 BCE -- Early archaic sculpture, c. 600 - c. 520 BCE -- Case study: Olympia and Delphi, c. 900 - c. 480 BCE -- Late archaic, c. 520 - c. 480 BCE -- Early classical, c. 480 - c. 440 BCE -- Case study: Cyrene and Paestum -- Case study: Athens and the Akropolis, c. 480 - c. 404 BCE -- High classical, c. 440 - c. 400 BCE -- Late classical, c. 400 - c. 323 BCE -- The Hellenistic world, c. 323 - c. 100 BCE.
This survey combines a chronological narrative with an up-to-date account of Greek art and archaeology. The coverage of the ancient Greek world emphasizes its diverse character, and provides a broad historical, cultural, and social context.