Description: This richly illustrated book offers definitions and descriptions of Greek vase shapes, painters, and techniques encountered on ancient Greek ceramics. What is a pyxis? Who was the Amasis Painter? How did Greek vases get their distinctive black and orange colors? This richly illustrated book offers definitions and descriptions of these and many other Greek vase shapes, painters, and techniques encountered in museum exhibitions and publications on ancient Greek ceramics. Included is an essay on how to look at Greek vases and another on the conservation of ancient ceramics. These essays provide succinct explanations of the terms most frequently encountered by museum-goers. The concise definitions are divided into two sections, one on potters and painters and another on vase shapes and technical terms relating to the construction and decoration of the vases. Featuring numerous color illustrations of Greek vases, many from the Getty Museum's collection, Understanding Greek Vases is an indispensable guide for anyone wishing to obtain a greater understanding and enjoyment of Greek ceramics.
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EAN: 9780892365999
UPC: 9780892365999
ISBN: 9780892365999
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Book Title: Understanding Greek Vases : a Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques
Number of Pages: 168 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2002
Item Height: 0.6 in
Topic: Archaeology, Ancient / Greece, European
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 14.6 Oz
Author: Mary Louise Hart, Andrew Clark, Maya Elston
Item Length: 9.1 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Book Series: Looking at Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
