Author: Christos G. Doumas
Title: Thera: Pompeii of the Ancient Aegean: Excavations at Akrotiri 1967-79
Description: London, Thames and Hudson, 1983. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of Doumas' fascinating study of ancient Akrotiri, considered to be one of the most completely preserved prehistoric site in Europe. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding with pictorial gilt to the front board, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with fifteen colour illustrations, eighty-five black-and-white illustrations, and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated, complete. Christos Georgiou Doumas is a Greek archaeology professor at the University of Athens. He was a curator of antiquities in Attica, the Cyclades, the Dodecanese Islands, and the northern Aegean islands, and also a curator of the prehistoric collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. In 1975, Doumas succeeded Spyridon Marinatos as the director of excavations at Akrotiri on the Island of Thera (Santorini). This work explores the wonderfully well-preserved streets, houses and frescoes of Akrotiri, with many interesting illustrations of the site. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in lovely condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper is very bright and smart. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine .

Keywords: Akrotiri Christos G. Doumas Archaeology Aegean Christos G. Doumas Not Stated


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