During the classical period in ancient Greece, the skill of Greek jewellers and the beauty of the designs they created raised their craft to a miniature art. Published to accompany an exhibition, this catalogue describes and illustrates 200 of the finest surviving pieces of Greek jewellery dating from the 5th to 3rd century BC. Drawn from the collections of the Hermitage, St Petersburg, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the British Museum, many of the pieces are being exhibited for the first time. Jewellery from ...
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During the classical period in ancient Greece, the skill of Greek jewellers and the beauty of the designs they created raised their craft to a miniature art. Published to accompany an exhibition, this catalogue describes and illustrates 200 of the finest surviving pieces of Greek jewellery dating from the 5th to 3rd century BC. Drawn from the collections of the Hermitage, St Petersburg, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the British Museum, many of the pieces are being exhibited for the first time. Jewellery from all over the Greek world, from Greece itself, from the rich Greek cities of Asia Minor, the Crimea and South Italy, and from areas such as Cyprus, are brought together in the catalogue. It describes the goldsmiths' techniques in detail, with the aid of specially taken scanning electron microphotographs, and discusses how the jewellery was worn, its iconography and how it relates to other arts, such as drawing and sculpture. Illustrations and numerous details accompany each piece, showing the intricacy and subtlety of these works of Greek craftsmanship.
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Good. No case or jacket. Ex library with stamp & barcode on ffep which is scuffed & has clippings stapled to it. Scuff/tear to title page & back pastedown. Light wear to hardcover. Tanned textblock edge. Content is very good & clean. 272 p. Contains: Unspecified. Includes unspecified. Intended for college/higher education audience.
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Fine in fine jacket. 295 illustrations, including 250 plates in full color and 5 maps. 256 pages. Small 4to, blue cloth, d.w. London: British Museum Press, (1994). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper, as new in shrinkwrap.
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Very Good. Size: 10x8x0; Hardcover and dust jacket. Shelf wear. Binding slightly cocked. Pages unmarked. 256 p., ill., 28 cm. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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New. 0714122025. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--256 pages. --with a bonus offer--
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VG+ Quarto sized wrappers. Very light cream colored spine, colorful photographic covers are all clean, bright, and glossy. Book almost graded NF but then noticed a single crease running from the head of the spine to the tail when the light hit it the right way. Very slight rubbing at the tips of the book's corners. Binding is still straight, and is tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 256 pages. Illustrated throughout with maps and photographs. Large, heavy book will require additional postage on orders requesting International or Priority shipping services. Nice copy.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0714122025. A bit of foxing to DJ and textblock and endpapers. Else faint shelfwear. Dustjacket is protected in mylar.; 10.8 X 8.5 X 0.9 inches; 256 pages.
