From the same series as Abrams' successful Saints and Angels comes Myths: Tales of the Greek and Roman Gods , richly illustrated with representations of these celestial heralds from ancient murals and pottery to the paintings of Gustav Klimt and Odilon Redon. Author and art historian Lucia Impelluso has drawn from a variety of sources, including the plays of Euripides and Aeschylus, the epics of Homer and Virgil, Aesop's fables, Ovid's Metamorphoses , Petrarch's sonnets, and the works of Pindar, Sophocles, ...
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From the same series as Abrams' successful Saints and Angels comes Myths: Tales of the Greek and Roman Gods , richly illustrated with representations of these celestial heralds from ancient murals and pottery to the paintings of Gustav Klimt and Odilon Redon. Author and art historian Lucia Impelluso has drawn from a variety of sources, including the plays of Euripides and Aeschylus, the epics of Homer and Virgil, Aesop's fables, Ovid's Metamorphoses , Petrarch's sonnets, and the works of Pindar, Sophocles, Plutarch, Pliny the Elder, and Bocaccio. Beginning with the stories of Earth's creation and its early rulers, the Titans, Impelluso recounts the major episodes and figures of Greek and Roman mythology, with sections on the gods of the sky, the sea, the earth, and the underworld; the Fates and the Muses; monsters; human heroes; and the Iliad , the Odyssey , and the Aeneid . Here are beloved stories, retold and illustrated in a wonderful, giftable format.
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New. 2008. 0th Edition. Hardcover. Beginning with stories of Earth's creation and its early rulers, the Titans, this book recounts the major episodes and figures of Greek and Roman mythology. It contains sections on the gods of the sky, the sea, the earth and the underworld; the Fates and the Muses; monsters; human heroes; and the "Iliad", the "Odyssey" and the "Aeneid". Num Pages: 780 pages, 370 colour images. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; AGR; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 129 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1004......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Fine. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 780 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color, Frontispiece. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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780p. A small but wide hardcover book in fine condition. The text is clean and the binding tight. Beautifully illustrated throughout. Measures 4.75'' by 1.7'' by 6.8''.
