Author: John Boardman
Title: Greek Gems and Fingers Rings Early Bronze Age to Late Classical
Description: London, Thames and Hudson, 1970. First edition. Cloth. Extensively illustrated hardback First Edition, with a very good, unclipped dustwrapper. 318 in-text line drawings. 1,016 photographs on 9 colour plates and 61 black and white plates. "The miniaturist art of gem engraving is the least familiar of the major arts of ancient Greece. This book is the first in over half a century to present a comprehensive account of the art in Greek lands from the Early Bronze Age down to the Hellenistic period" - Flyleaf. Classical art historian and archaeologist Professor Sir John Boardman (b. 1927) has carried out archaeological excavations at many sites, including in Smyrna, Crete, Chios and at Tocra in Libya. His voluminous publications focus primarily on the art and architecture of ancient Greece, and in particular on sculpture, engraved gems, and vase-painting. In the original publisher's cloth binding with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Very minor shelfwear to the boards. Light edgewear to the dustwrapper with a few small closed tears. Internaly, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Robert L. Wilkins. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: gem greek greece early bronze age greek Robert L. Wilkins
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Title: Greek Gems and Fingers Rings Early Bronze Age to Late Classical
Description: London, Thames and Hudson, 1970. First edition. Cloth. Extensively illustrated hardback First Edition, with a very good, unclipped dustwrapper. 318 in-text line drawings. 1,016 photographs on 9 colour plates and 61 black and white plates. "The miniaturist art of gem engraving is the least familiar of the major arts of ancient Greece. This book is the first in over half a century to present a comprehensive account of the art in Greek lands from the Early Bronze Age down to the Hellenistic period" - Flyleaf. Classical art historian and archaeologist Professor Sir John Boardman (b. 1927) has carried out archaeological excavations at many sites, including in Smyrna, Crete, Chios and at Tocra in Libya. His voluminous publications focus primarily on the art and architecture of ancient Greece, and in particular on sculpture, engraved gems, and vase-painting. In the original publisher's cloth binding with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Very minor shelfwear to the boards. Light edgewear to the dustwrapper with a few small closed tears. Internaly, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Robert L. Wilkins. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: gem greek greece early bronze age greek Robert L. Wilkins
Price: GBP 99.99 = appr. US$ 142.78 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: GEN15-D-17
- Book number: GEN15-D-17
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