Ancient Greek Art and Iconography
Hardcover
1983 · Madison, Wisconsin
by Moon, Warren G. (editor)
Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1983. Hardcover. G (Of average age overall; dj has a few tears, along with one taped at heel of outer spine; former owner name and year on first page; pages are otherwise generally clean.). Red-orange cloth, gilt letters on spine, white & color illus. dust jacket, 346 pp., many BW illus. A collection of 18 illustrated essays, emanating from a 1981 symposium on the subject. "Their presentations, assembled here, embrace a variety of themes and a range of methologies, from the strictly iconographical to the stylistic and sociological. There are perceptive studies of classical painters and sculptors and analyses of the historical, mythological, and social influences on the various artistic media; there are fresh assessments of major Greek monuments and interpretations of previously unknown or unfamiliar vase-paintings, murals, sculptures, and bronzes." (dj) And much more. (Inventory #: 156193)