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UNDERSTANDING GREEK SCULPTURE Ancient Meanings, Modern Readings
by Spivey, Nigel
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0500278768
- ISBN 13
- 9780500278765
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Thames & Hudson. Very Good. 1997. Softcover. 0500278768 . Pencil underlining and marginalia to some pages. Scholar's name to ffep (Jenifer Neils). ; This text examines the contexts in which classical statuary was made and displayed, and restores its former cultural significance. It explains the techniques of the manufacture of Greek sculpture, and traces its production from the 8th century BC to the Hellenistic period. The author explores the effects the culture of heroes had on sculpture and the faith in deities in human form. Also examined are the causes of the "Greek Revolution", when sculptors discovered how to portray the human form more naturally. ; 9.1 X 6.9 X 0.8 inches; 240 pages .
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- Ancient World Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33937
- Title
- UNDERSTANDING GREEK SCULPTURE Ancient Meanings, Modern Readings
- Author
- Spivey, Nigel
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0500278768
- ISBN 13
- 9780500278765
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- 0500278768, Sculpture & Statue, Art And Architecture, Visual Arts
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...