Author: Sprenger, Maja; Gilda Bartolini; Max Hirmer; Albert Hirmer; Robert Erich Wolf, transl
Title: The Etruscans: Their History, Art, and Architecture
Description: New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1983. Hardcover. Grey cloth with color illustrated glossy dustjacket. 176 pp. profusely illustrated with 46 color and 341 bw plates. "A comprehensive picture of the world of the Etruscans encompassing the history and the art of the first great culture on the western Mediterranean shores." This is the first English edition of this book. Lovely. Contents as follows: Outline of Etruscan history: The origins and language of the Etruscans ; Etruscan inscriptions and their scripts ; Religion and mythology ; Etruscan society ; The city-states ; History of Etruscan research -- Development and characteristics of Etruscan art: Chronology of styles ; Protohistoric and Villanovan periods ; Archaic period I ; Archaic period II ; Classical period ; Late period and Hellenism -- The artistic creations: Architecture ; Sculpture ; Decorative work ; Painting -- Plates -- Documentary catalogue of the plates -- Appendices: Chronology of Etruscan history ; The gods ; The twelve cities. VG/VG+ .

Keywords: Classical Art/Antiquities ; Etruscans ; ;


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