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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-101853996912

ISBN-139781853996917

eBay Product ID (ePID)53572518

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Number of Pages122 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGreek Vases : an Introduction

SubjectArchaeology, Ancient / Greece, General, History / Ancient & Classical

Publication Year2006

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaArt, Social Science, History

AuthorElizabeth Moignard

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight5.5 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal738.3820938

Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface 1. Greek Vases and Time 2. Painters and Potters 3. Shapes and their Uses 4. Scenes and Storytelling 5. Collecting and Scholarship Where to see Greek Vases Suggestions for Further Reading Suggestions for Further Study Glossary Index

Synopsis"Greek Vases" is a discussion of the painted vases which were an ever-present but understated feature of life in the Greek world between the end of the Bronze Age and the rise of Rome, and, in the modern world, an important component of museum collections since the eighteenth century. The book uses specific illustrated examples to explore the archaeological use of vases as chronological indicators, the use of the various shapes, their scenes of myth and everyday life and what these tell us, the way in which we think about their makers, and how they are treated today as museum objects and archaeological evidence., A discussion of painted vases. This book uses examples to explore the archaeological use of vases as chronological indicators, the use of the various shapes, their scenes of myth and everyday life and what these tell us, the way in which we think about their makers, and how they are treated as museum objects and archaeological evidence., Greek Vases is a discussion of the painted vases which were an ever-present but understated feature of life in the Greek world between the end of the Bronze Age and the rise of Rome, and, in the modern world, an important component of museum collections since the eighteenth century. The book uses specific illustrated examples to explore the archaeological use of vases as chronological indicators, the use of the various shapes, their scenes of myth and everyday life and what these tell us, the way in which we think about their makers, and how they are treated today as museum objects and archaeological evidence.Key features of the text include a brief, accessible introduction to the vases with school and university students in mind, discussion of the different approaches to vases adopted by their very different groups of users, and an approach designed to help viewers understand how to look at these fascinating objects for themselves., Greek Vases is a discussion of the painted vases which were an ever present but understated feature of life in the Greek world between the end of the Bronze Age and the rise of Rome, and, in the modern world, an important component of museum collections since the 18th century. The book uses specific illustrated examples to explore the archaeological use of vases as chronological indicators, the use of the various shapes, their scenes of myth and everyday life and what these tell us, the way in which we think about their makers, and how they are treated today as museum objects and archaeological evidence. This is a brief, accessible introduction to the vases with school and university students in mind.

LC Classification NumberNK4645

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