"In Hellenistic Sculpture II: The Styles of ca. 200-100 B.C., the second of Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway's three planned volumes on Hellenistic sculpture, she takes on the challenge of interpreting and dating the art of this complex and lively century." "Ridgway attempts to determine what can be securely considered to have been produced during the second century B.C., employing the same methodology she has used in her previous studies of all phases of Greek sculpture. In the course of her exploration, she critically ...
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"In Hellenistic Sculpture II: The Styles of ca. 200-100 B.C., the second of Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway's three planned volumes on Hellenistic sculpture, she takes on the challenge of interpreting and dating the art of this complex and lively century." "Ridgway attempts to determine what can be securely considered to have been produced during the second century B.C., employing the same methodology she has used in her previous studies of all phases of Greek sculpture. In the course of her exploration, she critically scrutinizes most of the best-known pieces of Greek sculpture, ultimately revealing a tentative but plausible picture of the artistic trends of 200-100 B.C."--Jacket.
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405 pp., Hardcover, spine slanted, else very good in a lightly edge-rubbed dust jacket. -If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
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Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 0299118207. Minor shelfwear. Scholars' bookplate to inner cover (Slater & Dunbabin). DJ is tattered with large tears and creasing. DJ spine is sunned and discolored.; Ridgway examines the sculpture of "perhaps the most difficult century within the Hellenistic period." Beginning with a discussion of the difficulties involved in the analysis of Hellenistic sculpture and acknowledging the debates in the field, she states her own conviction that "much thought about ancient sculpture ought to be reconsidered or changed....This book raises many questions, casts many doubts, and reopens many issues that have been considered closed."; 10.3 X 8.8 X 1.3 inches; 405 pages.
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VG. Dark gray cloth, copper & illus. dust jacket, 374 text pp., plus pages of 82 BW plates at rear. The second volume only of a three-volume set. "During this period, artistic production was stimulated by the encounter between Greece and Rome and fueled by the desire of the kings of Pergamon to emulate the past glories of fifth-century Athens. Statuary in relief and in the round, often at monumental scale, was created in a variety of styles. Ridgway attempts to determine what can be securely considered to have been produced during the second century B.C., employing the same methodology she has used in her previous studies of all phases of Greek sculpture." (dj) An uncommon volume.
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Very Good in Good dust jacket. Vol 1: minor shelfwear to book. DJ has tears and chipping. DJ spine discolored. VG/G. Spine a bit sunned. VG-Vol 2: DJ Spine a bit sunned with creasing along top edge. NF/VG; Vol 3: 1 corner very lightly bumped. DJ has creasing along top edge with 1 tiny tear. VG+/VG; Vol I: (1990) isbn: 0299118207 405 pp; Vol II: (2000) isbn: 0299167100 374pp; Vol III: (2002) isbn: 0299177106 312 pp NF; 3 Volume Set.; Vol. 1/3/2024; Heavy set. Will require extra shipping.
