Unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket under clear mylar cover. Illustrated in black-and-white. Notes. Bibliography. Index. 245p. Measures 6x9.5 inches.
Using memoirs, letters, and official accounts, Curtis offers his own ideas on the statue and also offers a delightful, illuminating history of one of the most famous artworks of all time. • • • View More...
Ex-library. Two pages in the introduction contain highlighting. Covers the importance of time in Greek tragedy. Chapters on Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and more. Index. 180p. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Previous authors name crossed out with marker on front end page. A few marks on cover. 48p. Essay followed by a section of B/W plates. Measures 4.75x6.75 inches. This small book was published before the Acropolis restoration project in 1975 was begun. • • • View More...
Two volumes in the Athenian White Lekythoi series (vols VI and VII). Ex-library. Worn edges. Black-and-white illustrations. Volume VI Is 371pp. with page illustrations and 25 pages of black-and-white plates following the text. 1907
Volume VII is 275 text pp., pages of black-and-white plates following the text. Index. Appendix: Additional Lekythoi with Outline Drawing in Glaze Varnish on a White Ground. 1914 • • • View More...
Unmarked. Dust jacket under clear mylar cover. Illustrated in color. Generously illustrated with ancient art from museums around the world, this is an engrossing, accessible biography of a legendary man. 176p. Measures 7.25x10.25 inches.
Alexander III of Macedon (356 BCE-323BCE), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Illuminating context for the historical fiction. Explores the intersection of feminism, historical fiction, and modernism thought the work of Naomi Mitchison, Mary Butts, Laura Riding, Phyllis Bentley, Bryher and Mary Renault. 199p. Index. References. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Well illustrated with 29 photographs, plans, drawings and more. This little book aims to place Socrates in his physical setting. The author uses textual references to follow his progress through the material. • • • View More...
Unmarked. The 35 inscriptions illustrated/discussed in this book represent a small selection of the many types of written records found in the Athenian Agora.
The texts illustrated include diplomatic agreements, commemorative plaques for athletic victories, records of court judgments, boundary stones identifying different buildings, and fragmentary inscriptions featuring names. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Articles by Stella G. Miller (Excavations at Nemea, 1983), Ronald S. Stroud (An Argive Decree from Nemea Concerning Aspendos), Joan E. Fisher (Coins: Corinth Excavations, 1977, Forum Southwest), and Joseph W. Shaw (Excavations at Kommos (Crete) during 1982-1983). B/W illustrations. pp. 172-192. • •• View More...
Unmarked text. Number in ink inside cover. 32p. Perspective drawing and coloring by N. Gouvoussis. Archaeological documentation and commentary by AL. N. Oekonomides. Illustrated in B/W throughout. Large foldout map inside back cover. Foldout map opens to 30.5x22.5 inches. • •• View More...
Unmarked. Catalog for exhibition (April 15-17, 1984). Slight rubbing on back cover. Catalog entries based on information supplied by the owner. Edited by Olga K. Preisner. 30 coins/illustrations. Glossary of names. • • • View More...
Unmarked. A few nicks on cover. Evacuations of the Athenian Agora Picture Books No. 12. 67 black-and-white illustrations throughout, including maps and drawings. 36p. Measures 5.5x8.5 inches. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Tanned. Section of color plates, 50 black and white illustrations throughout.
The ancient Greeks' awareness of landscape is apparent in their choice of sites for temples and theaters, their love of trees in the care expended on temple groves, and their delight in flowers in the innumerable stories of mythological lore. They also use floral motives to give color and ornamental detail to architecture or as decorative designs in vase painting. A selection of such ornaments appears on these pages. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Rubbed dust jacket with edge wear. More than 500 illustrations. 68p text. Index. Cultural history of ancient Greece that takes the reader into the everyday life of classical antiquity. • • • View More...
