Author: Lulof, Patricia S.
Title: Architectural terracottas in the Allard Pierson Museum Amsterdam.
Description: Amsterdam, Allard Pierson Museum, 2007. VIII,117 pp. 35 figs & 38 plts with 15 col. & 175 b./w. photographs. Orig. hardcover (gilt lettered burgundy red cloth). 4to. (Allard Pierson Series. Collection of the Allard Pierson Museum, Vol. 2).Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam possesses close to ninety architectural terracottas and a few dozen fragments of tiles. All, except for the fragments of plain tiles, are presented in this Volume. About a quarter have not been previously published. The larger part of the collection consists of Tarantine antefixes. The architectural terracottas in the Allard Pierson Musuem provide an almost complete overview of Archaic and Classical-Hellenistic roof decoration, and, partially, Roman roof decoration too, in particular as far as Italy is concerned. - - New price is € 198,--

Keywords: Archaeology Italy Greece Terracotta ?Restanten / Archeol. (APM) Archeologie Italië Griekenland Terracotta ?Restanten / Archeol. (APM)