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Masterpieces of classical art /

By:

Williams, Dyfri

Contributor(s):

British Museum

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780292721470
0292721471
9780714122540
0714122548

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

709.38074421 22

LOC classification:

N5604.G7 L68 2009

Online resources:

Publisher description

Contents:

Preface -- 1: Prehistoric Greece (c 4500-1000 BC) -- 2: Early Greek World (c 1000-500 BC) -- 3: Classical Greek World (c 500-323 BC) -- 4: Hellenistic World (c 323-31 BC) -- 5: Ancient Cyprus (c 3000-100 BC) -- 6: Early Italy (c 3000-100 BC) -- 7: Rome and its Empire (c 100 BC-AD 300) -- History of the British Museum Collection -- Maps -- Timelines -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index.

Summary: From the Publisher: The British Museum has one of the finest collections of antiquities from ancient Greece and Rome outside of those countries. Masterpieces of Classical Art presents the highlights of the British Museum's collection for the first time in print. This beautiful volume displays 180 of the most important objects, including the most famous (such as the Parthenon sculptures), as well as a selection of lesser-known but equally significant pieces. Together, these works offer an overview of the whole of ancient Classical art. Each object is illustrated with a large color photograph, many of which were taken especially for this publication. The accompanying text unfolds the unique story and features of each object. The introduction offers a brief history of the vast collections of the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum. Additional section introductions give a brief background for each period of Classical art.

List(s) this item appears in: Richardson Collection

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Barcode
Reference	Carleton University, AVRC	Richardson Collection - Non CIrculating - Call No. Accompanied by Red Dot	Open-stacks	N5604.G7 L68 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan	16055001506

"First published in 2009 by The British Museum Press ;

On table of contents - "Bany Books, Bloor St. W. Toronto, $ 9.99 ( Feb 2017)"

Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-356) and index.

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