History of art: ancient & classical art books

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Pallavas and Chalukyas: Coopetition in Stone

Pallavas and Chalukyas: Coopetition in Stone

Author: Gurpreet Chopra ,  Bharath
ISBN: 9781638509363
Format: Paperback
$188.86

This Coffee Table book is our endeavor to bring out the glorious achievements of the Pallava and Chalukya dynasties...  Read More >>

The Nature of Art: Pliny the Elder on Materials

The Nature of Art: Pliny the Elder on Materials

Author: Anna Anguissola ,  Andreas Gruner
ISBN: 9782503591179
Format: Hardback
$414.48

In his Natural History, Pliny the Elder organises his discussion of crafts according to the raw materials they utilize....  Read More >>

The Afterlives of Egyptian History: Reuse and Reformulation of Objects, Places, and Texts

The Afterlives of Egyptian History: Reuse and Reformulation...

Author: Yekaterina Barbash ,  Kathlyn M. Cooney
ISBN: 9781617979927
Format: Hardback
$158.27

An examination of the myriad lifetimes lived by ancient Egyptian artifacts Egypt has a particular longue duree,...  Read More >>

Lebensgeschichten Im Alten Agypten

Lebensgeschichten Im Alten Agypten

Author: Hermann A Schlogl ,  Regine Buxtorf
ISBN: 9783447116466
Format: Hardback
$168.96

Hermann A Schlogl und Regine Buxtorf befassen sich in dieser Publikation mit einer Anzahl bislang unpublizierter...  Read More >>

Celtic Pattern: Visual Rhythms of the Ancient Mind

Celtic Pattern: Visual Rhythms of the Ancient Mind

Author: Adam Tetlow
ISBN: 9781952178009
Format: Paperback
$20.99

In this exquisite pocket book, author and artist Adam Tetlow shows us the practical tricks of the trade and the...  Read More >>

An Engraved Landscape - Volumes 1 and 2: The rock carvings of the Wadi al-Ajal, South West Libya

An Engraved Landscape - Volumes 1 and 2: The rock carvings...

Author: Tertia Barnett
ISBN: 9781900971379
Format: Paperback
$116.44

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Stone and Splendor. Interior Decorations in Late-Antique Palaces and Villas: Proceedings of a Workshop, Trier, 25-26 April 2019

Stone and Splendor. Interior Decorations in Late-Antique...

Author: Vilma Ruppiene
ISBN: 9783447116626
Format: Hardback
$264.00

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Sex, Symbolists and the Greek Body

Sex, Symbolists and the Greek Body

Author: Dr Richard Warren (Research Associate, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)
ISBN: 9781350194564
Format: Paperback
$64.99

This book explores Symbolist artists’ fascination with ancient Greek art and myth, and how the erotic played a major...  Read More >>

Mozart's Youth

Mozart's Youth

Author: Franz Hoffmann ,  George Upton
ISBN: 9781774815175
Format: Paperback
$36.20

Mozart's Youth, by Franz Hoffmann. Translated by George P. Upton. Originally published in 1904.  Read More >>

The Minoan Shipwreck at Pseira, Crete

The Minoan Shipwreck at Pseira, Crete

Author: Elpida Hadjidaki-Marder
ISBN: 9781931534291
Format: Hardback
$250.80

The excavation of a Minoan shipwreck dated to 1725/1700 BC is described. The cargo includes the largest known corpus...  Read More >>

Ordinary Lydians at Home: The Lydian Trenches of the House of Bronzes and Pactolus Cliff at Sardis

Ordinary Lydians at Home: The Lydian Trenches of the...

Author: Andrew Ramage ,  Nancy H. Ramage
ISBN: 9780674248557
Format: Mixed media product
$264.00

This publication of two major Lydian excavation sectors at Sardis is the first in-depth presentation of the architecture,...  Read More >>

Material World: The Intersection of Art, Science, and Nature in Ancient Literature and its Renaissance Reception

Material World: The Intersection of Art, Science, and...

Author: Guy Hedreen
ISBN: 9789004423763
Format: Hardback
$422.40

Scholars from ancient and early modern studies, art history, literary criticism, philosophy, and the history of...  Read More >>

Emperors in Images, Architecture and Ritual: Augustus to Fausta

Emperors in Images, Architecture and Ritual: Augustus...

Author: Francesco de Angelis
ISBN: 9781948488648
Format: Paperback
$52.67

This volume presents current research on Roman emperors' uses of images, ranging from the beard of Nero to Antonine...  Read More >>

The Classical World Lib/E: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian

The Classical World Lib/E: An Epic History from Homer...

Author: Robin Lane Fox ,  Derek Perkins
ISBN: 9798200174782
Format: Audio
$290.37

The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome once dominated the world, and they continue to fascinate and inspire...  Read More >>

The Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian

The Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian...

Author: Robin Lane Fox ,  Derek Perkins
ISBN: 9798200174799
Format: Audio
$174.21

Armies and empires, statesmen and tyrants--the acclaimed historian Robin Lane Fox vividly recounts the history of...  Read More >>

The Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian

The Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian...

Author: Robin Lane Fox ,  Derek Perkins
ISBN: 9798200174805
Format: Audio
$147.81

Armies and empires, statesmen and tyrants--the acclaimed historian Robin Lane Fox vividly recounts the history of...  Read More >>

Sacred Flames: The Power of Artificial Light in Ancient Egypt

Sacred Flames: The Power of Artificial Light in Ancient...

Author: Meghan E. Strong
ISBN: 9781649030009
Format: Hardback
$158.27

A fascinating examination of the role of lighting in ancient Egyptian culture Artificial lighting is one of the...  Read More >>

Individualizing the Dead: Attributes in Palmyrene Funerary Sculpture

Individualizing the Dead: Attributes in Palmyrene Funerary...

Author: Maura Heyn ,  Rubina Raja
ISBN: 9782503591261
Format: Paperback
$216.48

During the Roman era, when the ancient city of Palmyra was at the height of its powers, several thousand funerary...  Read More >>

Troy on Display: Scepticism and Wonder at Schliemann's First Exhibition

Troy on Display: Scepticism and Wonder at Schliemann's...

Author: Dr Abigail Baker (Independent Scholar, UK)
ISBN: 9781350191365
Format: Paperback
$64.99

This book explores what visitors saw at the Trojan exhibition and why its contents, including treasure, plain pottery...  Read More >>

The Roman Historians

The Roman Historians

Author: Daniel Foucachon ,  Titus Livy
ISBN: 9781944482053
Format: Paperback
$62.07

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Spectacle and Display: A Modern History of Britain’s Roman Mosaic Pavements

Spectacle and Display: A Modern History of Britain’s...

Author: Michael Dawson
ISBN: 9781789698312
Format: Paperback
$103.50

Antiquarian interest in the Roman period mosaics of Britain began in the 16th century. This book is the first to...  Read More >>

Spolia Reincarnated: Afterlives of Objects, Materials, and Spaces in Anatolia from Antiquity to the Ottoman Era

Spolia Reincarnated: Afterlives of Objects, Materials,...

Author: Ivana Jevtic ,  Suzan Yalman
ISBN: 9786052116142
Format: Paperback
$264.00

"""10th International Anamed Annual Symposium""--Cover."  Read More >>

Sea Change: Ottoman Textiles between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean

Sea Change: Ottoman Textiles between the Mediterranean...

Author: Amanda Phillips
ISBN: 9780520303591
Format: Hardback
$107.95

Textiles were the second-most-traded commodity in all of world history, preceded only by grain. In the Ottoman Empire...  Read More >>

Ancient Marbles in Great Britain

Ancient Marbles in Great Britain

Author: Adolf Michaelis ,  Charles Augustus Maude Fennell
ISBN: 9780511700682
Format: Undefined
$224.40

A descriptive catalogue of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture held in private collections in Britain in the late...  Read More >>

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