Author | : Dimitris Plantzos |
File Size | : 54,7 Mb |
Publisher | : Unknown |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 01 April 2016 |
ISBN | : 6185209004 |
Pages | : 304 pages |
Greek Art and Archaeology C 1200 30 BC by Dimitris Plantzos Book PDF Summary
Surveys Greek archeology from the collapse of the Mycenaean palaces to the subordination of the last Hellenistic kingdoms to Rome. Its aim is to study Greek art through the material record, and against its cultural and social backdrop. Through concise, systematic coverage of the main categories of classical monuments, the reader is taken on a tour of ancient Greece through the most important period in its history, the first millennium BC. Architecture and city planning, sculpture, painting, pottery, metallurgy, jewelry, and numismatics are some of the areas covered. Divided into accessible, user-friendly sections including case studies, terminology, charts, maps, a timeline, and full index, the book is designed primarily for art and archeology students as well as for anyone interested in Greek art and culture.