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Oxford History of Classical Art
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0198143869
- ISBN 13
- 9780198143864
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Oxford University Press, USA, November 1993. Oversized Hardcover . Very Good/Good. The art and architecture of Greece and Rome lie at the heart of the classical tradition of the western world and their legacy is so familiar as to have become commonplace. The legacy may appear simple, but the development of classical art in antiquity was complex and remarkably swift. It ran from near abstraction in eighth-century BC Greece, through years of observation and learning from the arts of the non-Greek world to the east and in Egypt, to the brilliance of the classical revolution of the fifth century, which revealed attitudes and styles undreamt of by other cultures. After Alexander the Great this became the art of an empire, readily learned by Rome and further developed according to the Romans' special character and needs until it provided the idiom for the imaging of Christianity. In this book the story of this pageant of the arts over some 1500 years is told by five leading scholars. Their aim has been to demonstrate how the arts served very different societies and patrons - tyrannies, democracies, empires; the roles and objectives of the artists; the way in which the classical style was disseminated far beyond the borders of the Greek and Roman world; but especially the splendour and quality of the arts themselves. And their method is to engage the interest of the reader by a rich succession of illustrations on to which the narrative is woven. Lavishly illustrated and masterfully prepared under the editorship of one of the world's preeminent classicists, this volume offers readers the definitive companion to the artistic and architectural achievements of the Greco-Roman world. 528 illustrations, 48 in color.
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- A Cappella Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 285322
- Title
- Oxford History of Classical Art
- Format/Binding
- Oversized Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0198143869
- ISBN 13
- 9780198143864
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Place of Publication
- Cary, North Carolina, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- November 1993
- Pages
- 444
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A Cappella Books is a full service used, new & out-of-print bookstore located in the heart of Atlanta's bohemian district, Little 5 Points, since 1989. We stock a general selection of some 20 to 30, 000 paperbacks & hardcovers, ranging from the common to the quite scarce. Our specialties reflect the personality of our neighborhood and, to varying degrees, our staff. But don't be fooled, we really have something for almost everybody who loves books. Come see us.