Awards

• Winner of Booklist Editor's Choice 2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2007 Library Journal Best Reference 2007 .
• Winner of Booklist Editor's Choice 2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2007 Library Journal Best Reference 2007.
• Winner of ^IBooklist^R Editor's Choice 2007 ^IChoice^R Outstanding Academic Title 2007 ^ILibrary Journal^R Best Reference 2007.

Overview

The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture spans every art form, medium, and civilization the fall of the Roman Empire, The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art & Architecture is a comprehensive reference source on this important field of study. Drawing on the expansive scholarship of The Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 vols) and Grove Art Online, and adding dozens of new entries, the Encyclopedia includes all subject areas in the classical arts, including philosophers, rulers, writers and artists, architecture, ceramics, sculpture, and more.Arranged alphabetically, this two-volume set contains over 800 entries tracing the development of the art forms in classical civilizations such as ancient Greece and Rome. Illustrated with 400 halftones, maps and line drawings, and 32 color plates, the Encyclopedia is a reliable and convenient resource covering this field of everlasting significance in the development of western culture.

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Intellectually impressive and visually informative, this noteworthy and authoritative encyclopedia is...strongly recommended Library Journal

Intellectually impressive and visually informative, this noteworthy and authoritative encyclopedia is well worth the price; strongly recommended for the specialized art book collections of large public, academic, and special libraries. --Library Journal An outstanding resource that brings together a vast amount of information in a compact format....Highly recommended. --Booklist, November 2007 One cannot speak too highly of this publication; it should grace the library of every scholar and library interested in the subject. It is a fundamental resource--from the most basic entry to the most in-depth reading and research--a difficult accomplishment....Essential. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers; general readers. --CHOICE, December 2007 Should be considered a must purchase for all libraries, and is highly recommended for personal collections. --American Reference Books Annual One cannot speak too highly of this publication; it should grace the library of every scholar and library interested in the subject. It is a fundamental resource--from the most basic entry to the most in-depth reading and research--a difficult accomplishment....Essential. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers; general readers. --CHOICE, December 2007 Although there are numerous books covering the history of classical art, and many reference books on art and architecture, there are very few reference titles treating just the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome. The outstanding Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture answers this reference need....All of the articles are extremely detailed, with complete descriptions of sites and techniques and discussions of the older and current controversies and scholarship in the field....an oustanding resource that brings together a vast amount of information in a compact format. Libraries that already have Grove Art Online may want to purchase this set because of the convenience and the updated information it offers. Highly recommended for academic, large public, and art museum libraries. --Booklist, November 2007 Intellectually impressive and visually informative, this noteworthy and authoritative encyclopedia is well worth the price; strongly recommended for the specialized art book collections of large public, academic, and special libraries. --Library Journal Destined to take its place as an important reference soruce along with the other Grove dictionaries....especially important as a reference source for smaller academic and public libraries, and as a reference source for individuals....The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture should be considered a must purchase for all libraries, and is highly recommended for personal collections. --American Reference Books Annual

"""Intellectually impressive and visually informative, this noteworthy and authoritative encyclopedia is well worth the price; strongly recommended for the specialized art book collections of large public, academic, and special libraries.""--Library Journal ""An outstanding resource that brings together a vast amount of information in a compact format....Highly recommended.""--Booklist, November 2007 ""One cannot speak too highly of this publication; it should grace the library of every scholar and library interested in the subject. It is a fundamental resource--from the most basic entry to the most in-depth reading and research--a difficult accomplishment....Essential. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers; general readers.""--CHOICE, December 2007 ""Should be considered a must purchase for all libraries, and is highly recommended for personal collections.""--American Reference Books Annual ""One cannot speak too highly of this publication; it should grace the library of every scholar and library interested in the subject. It is a fundamental resource--from the most basic entry to the most in-depth reading and research--a difficult accomplishment....Essential. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers; general readers.""--CHOICE, December 2007 ""Although there are numerous books covering the history of classical art, and many reference books on art and architecture, there are very few reference titles treating just the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome. The outstanding Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture answers this reference need....All of the articles are extremely detailed, with complete descriptions of sites and techniques and discussions of the older and current controversies and scholarship in the field....an oustanding resource that brings together a vast amount of information in a compact format. Libraries that already have Grove Art Online may want to purchase this set because of the convenience and the updated information it offers. Highly recommended for academic, large public, and art museum libraries.""--Booklist, November 2007 ""Intellectually impressive and visually informative, this noteworthy and authoritative encyclopedia is well worth the price; strongly recommended for the specialized art book collections of large public, academic, and special libraries.""--Library Journal ""Destined to take its place as an important reference soruce along with the other Grove dictionaries....especially important as a reference source for smaller academic and public libraries, and as a reference source for individuals....The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture should be considered a must purchase for all libraries, and is highly recommended for personal collections.""--American Reference Books Annual"

Author Information

Gordon Campbell is Professor of Renaissance Studies at the University of Leicester. The subject of classical art and archaeology is the focus of his principal interests: classics, art history and the reception of the classical world. His classical interests are by origin linguistic (he is registered as a teacher of ancient Greek and has long worked with Latin materials) and literary (he has taught Greek and Roman drama), and include visits to many archaeological sites and museums throughout the Greek and Roman worlds. As an art historian he has written widely on Renaissance art and architecture (notably in his Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance), and in that capacity has developed an informed understanding of the transmission of classical art to later periods. He has published widely on many disciplines, including literature and history as well as art, and has a wealth of editorial experience, much of it for OUP, for which he has edited both journals and reference books, of which the most recent is Renaissance Art and Architecture (2004). His scholarly work has been recognized by the award of a D. Litt from University of York and an honorary doctorate from University of Bucharest, by his election as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society and as a Corresponding Fellow of the South African Society for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.

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