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Greek art and archaeology
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Greek art and archaeology

Author: John Griffiths Pedley
Publisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2007.
Edition/Format: Book : English : 4th edView all editions and formats
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In [this book, the author] explores the development of Greek art and civilization across three millennia, from the enigmatically beautiful Cycladic figurines and Cretan jugs of the Bronze Age to the baroque sculptures, mosaics, and buildings of the Hellenistic period. [The book] includes material on the latest archaeological discoveries, among which are the recently unearthed seven-century B.C. Statue of a "kore"  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John Griffiths Pedley
ISBN: 0132380625 9780132380621 0132409348 9780132409346
OCLC Number: 70673343
Description: 400 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Contents: Introduction -- The Aegean in the third millennium c. 3000-2000 BC -- The Middle Bronze Age c. 2000-1550 BC -- The late Bronze Age c. 1550-1100 BC -- The Dark Age and geometric Greece c. 1100-700 BC -- The Orientalizing Period c. 700-600 BC -- Archaic Greece c. 600-480 BC -- The period of transition c. 480-450 BC -- The high Classical Period c. 450-400 BC -- The fourth century c. 400-300 BC -- The Hellenistic Period c. 323-31 BC.
Responsibility: John Griffiths Pedley.

Abstract:

In [this book, the author] explores the development of Greek art and civilization across three millennia, from the enigmatically beautiful Cycladic figurines and Cretan jugs of the Bronze Age to the baroque sculptures, mosaics, and buildings of the Hellenistic period. [The book] includes material on the latest archaeological discoveries, among which are the recently unearthed seven-century B.C. Statue of a "kore" found on the island of Thera and a marble sarcophagus decorated with scenes showing the sacrifice of Polyxena. The book also provides expanded coverage of the art of Macedon, while new issue-based box features serve to bring Greek culture ... to life for the contemporary reader.-Back cover.

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