GREEK SCULPTURE: AN EXPLORATION Volume I: Text & Volume II: Plates Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

Yale University Press, 1990

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Year of publication

1990

Author

Stewart, Andrew

Publishers

Yale University Press

Keyword

Sculpture Art And Architecture Archeology & Archaeology

Cover description

Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

Binding description

Hardcover ISBN 0300040725

Description

Books are fine. DJ flap of V1 has creasing. Djs have minor shelfwear. Includes slipcase which has some wear. ; Isbn: 0300040725; 2 Volume Set COMPLETE; 800 pages; This is an account of large-scale Greek sculpture from the Dark Ages to Augustus (c.1200-30 BC). Andrew Stewart not only describes and dates the sculpture but also places it in its full social and political context. He focuses on who the sculptors were, how their workshops were run, who commissioned and supported their work, and what the political, cultural, and natural settings were. The book consists of two volumes, Text and Plates, and contains more than 900 high quality illustrations and reconstructions. Also included are a glossary of Greek and Latin terms, and translations of ancient literary and epigraphical testimonies.