A Shorter History of Greek Art

This 1981 book examines Greek art with the same qualities as the two volume set with fewer objects.

List of contents

Preface; 1. The seeds of Greek art: geometric and orientalising; 2. The beginning of monumental Greek art: the early archaic period; 3. Ripe archaic art; 4. The great change: late archaic and early classical; 5. The classical moment; 6. Developments into the fourth century; 7. The second change: classical to Hellenistic; 8. Hellenistic art; Notes; Abbreviations and bibliography; List of illustrations; Indexes.

Summary

First published in 1981, this is the shorter work of the two volume set A History of Greek Art, intended for a general readership. The abbreviation has been achieved by the selection of fewer objects for discussion, and the particular qualities of the larger History have been preserved.

Product details

• Authors: Robertson Martin, Martin Robertson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2010
• EAN: 9780521280846
• ISBN: 978-0-521-28084-6
• No. of pages: 254
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 280 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 631 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV