History of art: ancient & classical art books

3390 books were found.

Art in the Lives of Ordinary Romans: Visual Representation and Non-Elite Viewers in Italy, 100 B.C.-A.D. 315

Art in the Lives of Ordinary Romans: Visual Representation...

Author: John R. Clarke
ISBN: 9780520219762
Format: Hardback
$171.60

Brings to life the ancient Romans whom modern scholarship has ignored: slaves, foreigners, and the freeborn working...  Read More >>

Ancient Cypriot Art in the National Archaeology Museum of Athens (English language edition)

Ancient Cypriot Art in the National Archaeology Museum...

Author: Vassos Karageorghis
ISBN: 9789607037411
Format: Paperback
$76.33

Catalogue of the Cypriot Collection of the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Collection includes around 850...  Read More >>

Archaia Kipriaki Techni sto Ethniko Archaiologiko Mousio, Athina

Archaia Kipriaki Techni sto Ethniko Archaiologiko Mousio,...

Author: Vassos Karageorghis
ISBN: 9789607037404
Format: Paperback
$118.80

The Cypriot Collection of the National Archaeological Museum comprises about 850 artefacts, of which several were...  Read More >>

The Macedonians in Athens, 322-229 B.C.: Proceedings of an International Conference held at the University of Athens, May 24-26, 2001

The Macedonians in Athens, 322-229 B.C.: Proceedings...

Author: Olga Palagia ,  Stephen V. Tracy
ISBN: 9781842170922
Format: Hardback
$194.06

For a century following the end of the Lamian War in 322 B.C., Athens' harbour at Pireus was almost constantly occupied...  Read More >>

Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Art: Geometric Perspectives

Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Art: Geometric Perspectives

Author: Derek Hull
ISBN: 9780853235491
Format: Paperback
$105.60

Much of early medieval Celtic and Anglo-Saxon art is based on the display of motifs – key, interlacing, spiral and...  Read More >>

From Ishtar to Aphrodite: 3200 Years of Cypriot Hellenism

From Ishtar to Aphrodite: 3200 Years of Cypriot Hellenism...

Author: Sophocles Hadjisavvas
ISBN: 9780977659883
Format: Paperback
$26.40

In Greek mythology, Cyprus is considered the birthplace of Aphrodite. Tracing an Eastern symbol in the origins of...  Read More >>

Greek Architecture

Greek Architecture

Author: Mondadori Electa SpA ,  Roland Martin
ISBN: 9781904313168
Format: Paperback
$79.07

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Die Spatantike Stadt Und Ihre Christianisierung

Die Spatantike Stadt Und Ihre Christianisierung

Author: Brands Gunnar ,  G Severin Hans
ISBN: 9783895002960
Format: Hardback
$398.64

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Arts Of Ancient Egypt

Arts Of Ancient Egypt

Author: Lawrence Berman ,  Denise Doxey
ISBN: 9780878466610
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Some of the first mummies, monumental sculptures and other ancient Egyptian artifacts to come to America became...  Read More >>

Carving as Craft: Palatine East and the Greco-Roman Bone and Ivory Carving Tradition

Carving as Craft: Palatine East and the Greco-Roman...

Author: Archer St. Clair (Rutgers University)
ISBN: 9780801872617
Format: Hardback
$256.08

In doing so, she offers a detailed, contextual study of the uses, social perception, and distribution of the two...  Read More >>

Ancient Egypt: Treasures from the Collection of the Oriental Institute

Ancient Egypt: Treasures from the Collection of the...

Author: Emily Teeter
ISBN: 9781885923257
Format: Paperback
$60.59

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Democracy, Empire and the Arts in Fifth-Century Athens

Democracy, Empire and the Arts in Fifth-Century Athens...

Author: Deborah Boedeker ,  Kurt A. Raaflaub
ISBN: 9780674012585
Format: Paperback
$51.48

Athens in the 5th century BC offers a picture of the first democracy in history, the first empire created and ruled...  Read More >>

The Centaur’s Smile: The Human Animal in Early Greek Art

The Centaur’s Smile: The Human Animal in Early Greek...

Author: J. Michael Padgett ,  J. Michael Padgett
ISBN: 9780300101638
Format: Hardback
$171.60

Understanding the phenomenon of combining human and animal elements into composite creatures is central to our knowledge...  Read More >>

Thai Buddhas

Thai Buddhas

Author: Dawn Rooney
ISBN: 9789748225753
Format: Hardback
$34.19

Thailand is internationally acclaimed for its unique and creative interpretation of Theravada Buddhist art. The...  Read More >>

Royal Bronze Statuary from Ancient Egypt: With Special Attention to the Kneeling Pose

Royal Bronze Statuary from Ancient Egypt: With Special...

Author: Marsha Hill
ISBN: 9789004123991
Format: Hardback
$385.44

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Celtic Spirals Handbook

Celtic Spirals Handbook

Author: Sheila Sturrock ,  Simon Rodway
ISBN: 9781861083074
Format: Paperback
$39.47

This concise handbook is the perfect practical guide to creating authentic Celtic designs, revealing a broad and...  Read More >>

Coming of Age in Ancient Greece: Images of Childhood from the Classical Past

Coming of Age in Ancient Greece: Images of Childhood...

Author: Jenifer Neils ,  John H. Oakley
ISBN: 9780300099607
Format: Paperback
$118.80

What was childhood like in ancient Greece? What activities and games did Greek children embrace? How were they schooled...  Read More >>

The Rediscovery of Antiquity – The Role of the Artist

The Rediscovery of Antiquity – The Role of the Artist...

Author: Jane Fejfer ,  Annette Rathje
ISBN: 9788772898292
Format: Paperback
$205.92

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Dynamic Symmetry: the Greek Vase (1920): The Greek Vase

Dynamic Symmetry: the Greek Vase (1920): The Greek Vase...

Author: Jay Hambidge
ISBN: 9780766176799
Format: Paperback
$60.59

When the discovery was made that the design forms of the Greek vase were strictly dynamic and it became apparent...  Read More >>

Classic Myths in Art: an Account of Greek Myths as Illustrated by Great Artists (1905): An Account of Greek Myths as Illustrated by Great Artists

Classic Myths in Art: an Account of Greek Myths as Illustrated...

Author: Julia de Wolf Addison
ISBN: 9780766176706
Format: Paperback
$84.35

In dealing with the subject of classic myths in art, it is not the author's purpose to write a manual of mythology....  Read More >>

Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus

Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from...

Author: Joan Aruz
ISBN: 9780300098839
Format: Hardback
$198.00

An examination of the cultural achievements of the first urban societies, placed in a historical context. More than...  Read More >>

The Pleasures of Antiquity: British Collections of Greece of Rome

The Pleasures of Antiquity: British Collections of Greece...

Author: I. Jonathan Scott
ISBN: 9780300098549
Format: Hardback
$82.95

A comprehensive history of antiquity collecting in Great Britain. Jonathan Scott gives portraits of the principal...  Read More >>

Message of Greek Art (1913)

Message of Greek Art (1913)

Author: H.H. Powers
ISBN: 9780766169838
Format: Paperback
$84.35

This is not a history of Greek art. Still less is it a record of personal research or exploration beyond the limits...  Read More >>

Dancing at the Dawn of Agriculture

Dancing at the Dawn of Agriculture

Author: Yosef Garfinkel
ISBN: 9780292745230
Format: Paperback
$82.95

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Greek Designs (Pattern Books)

Greek Designs (Pattern Books)

Author: Susan Bird ,  Susan Woodford
ISBN: 9780714122397
Format: Paperback
$47.39

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