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- Condition
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- Seller notes
- Type
- Paperback
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Features
- Illustrated
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Vintage
- No
- ISBN
- 9780192842084
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0192842080
ISBN-13
9780192842084
eBay Product ID (ePID)
521363
Product Key Features
Book Title
Aegean Art and Architecture
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
History / Ancient & Classical, European
Publication Year
2000
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Architecture
Book Series
Oxford History of Art Ser.
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
23.3 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Excellent ... serves not only as an introduction to Aegean art history but also as a substantive contribution to art historical and archaeological method and theory."--Whitney Davis, John Evans Professor of Art History, Northwestern University, 'This powerful account of 2,000 years of Aegean culture is a must for pilgrims and sun-worshippers'The Observer, 24.10.99, 'a compact and attractive introduction to the subject'John Bennet, THES, 9/6/00'This powerful account of 2,000 years of Aegean culture is a must for pilgrims and sun-worshippers'The Observer, 24.10.99
Dewey Decimal
709.4/958/0901
Table Of Content
1: Introduction: Aegean Art and ArchitectureThe environment; Discovering the Aegean World; Art and art history; Objectives; Organization.2: The Neolithic Period and the Prepalatial Early Bronze AgeSettlements; Burial practices.3: The First Palace PeriodMiddle Bronze Age palaces and villas; The vernacular tradition in Greece and Crete; Ritual practices; Summary.4: The Second Palace PeriodPublic art, private art, and the palatial architectural style; The Second Palaces: Knossos, Phaistos, Gournia, and Kato Zakro; Minoan villas: function and design; The terminology and typology of Minoan palatial buildings; The Minoan and Mycenaean spheres of influence; Religious practices; Burial practices.5: Mycenaean Domination and the Minoan TraditionThe Mycenaean palace at Pylos; The Mycenaean palace at Knossos; Haghia Triadha and Kommos; The continuation of Minoan building techniques in the Third Palace Period; Burial practices; The Mycenaean shrine at Phylakopi; The circuit walls at Mycenae and Tiryns.6: Conclusion: Disruptions, (Dis)Continuities, and the Bronze AgeThe eastward migration of Aegean traditions; The international style; Cyprus, Palestine, and the Peoples of the Sea; Tradition and transformation; What goes around comes around: Daedalus returns to Crete.Notes; List of Illustrations; Bibliographic Essay; Timeline; Index
Synopsis
A general introduction to the art and architecture of Greece, the Cycladic islands and Crete, from c.3300 - 1000 BC. The authors have been highly selective in their choice of sites and objects, providing key examples which illustrate the clearly written text. They emphasize the importance of context and the complexities of meaning and function of objects within different environments and situations, and through time. A book geared more to the interested reader and students embarking on Aegean courses, than serious scholars who will already be familiar with the content., The first comprehensive contextual introduction to the visual arts and architecture of Crete, Greece, and the Aegean islands during the Bronze Age (c.3000-1000 BCE). This book introduces the reader to the historical and social contexts within which the arts - pottery, gold, silver, and ivory objects, gravestone reliefs, frescoes, and architecture - of the Aegean area developed. It examines the functions they served, and the ways in which they can be read as evidence for the interactions of many different peoples and societies in the eastern Mediterranean., The amazing discovery of the 'first European civilization' in Crete, Greece and the Aegean islands during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was beyond what anyone had imagined. Beginning with the Neolithic period, before 3000 BCE, and ending at the close of the Bronze Age and the transition to the Iron Age of Hellenic Greece (c.1000 BCE), this is the first comprehensive introduction to the visual arts and architecture of this extraordinary era. This book introduces the reader to the historical and social contexts within which the arts - pottery, gold, silver, and ivory objects, gravestone reliefs, frescoes, and architecture - of the Aegean area developed. It examines the functions they served, and the ways in which they can be read as evidence for the interactions of many different peoples and societies in the eastern Mediterranean. It also provides an up-to-date critical historiography of the field in its relationship to the growth of ancient art history, archaeology, and museology in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, giving a contemporary audience a clear appreciation of what has been at stake in the uncovering and reconstruction of this ancient society., This is the first comprehensive introduction to the art and architecture of mainland Greece, Crete, and the Cycladic Islands from 3300 to 1000 BCE. Ancient Aegean culture has a particularly important place within European history and art history because of its profound links to the origins of European civilization. Paintings, pottery, objects made from gold, silver, and ivory, carved reliefs, textiles, and architecture, are all fully illustrated and discussed. The authors reveal the many different functions that this vast range of arts and artifacts served within the cultural and social context of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East. Combining the latest research and critical approaches with an up-to-date historiography this book gives readers a clear understanding of Ancient Aegean visual arts and of our changing interpretations of this extraordinary era.
LC Classification Number
N5630
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