The book of a US travelling exhibition of original works of classical Greek art, many of which have never before been displayed outside Greece.
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The book of a US travelling exhibition of original works of classical Greek art, many of which have never before been displayed outside Greece.
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Seller's Description:
New in New jacket. Folio-over 12-15" tall. pp. 164. Book as new and still in publisher's shrink-wrap. Black boards with fully illustrated dust jacket. 134 illus., including 103 in colour. Sumptuously illustrated throughout. "The culture of the modern world is rooted in the legacy of fifth-century Greece, a golden age which gave birth to a new tradition of government-democracy. The individual works include such icons of the period as the Kritios Boy, the Comtemplative Athena, Cavalry from the Parthenon Frieze, and Nike (Victory) Unbinding Her Sandal." From publisher's description. Oversized folio book, very heavy, likely to require extra postage outside the UK.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 4to. 164pp, bibliography, num ills (103 col). Or black cloth in jacket. Front cover slightly bowed. Jacket with minor edge wear and 2 very short tears. Published to coincide with an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art this excellently illustrated volume also has several learned essays on the art and life of ancient Grece.
