About this title: The miniaturist art of gem engraving is the least familiar of the major arts of ancient Greece, yet we know it to have been practiced by the greatest artists. This book presents a comprehensive account of the art in Greek lands from the early Bronze Age down to the Hellenistic period. The gems are related to history and to the artistic achievements in other media of their day, and the subject matter of the scenes engraved upon them is examined and found to hold much that will be new to students of Greek myth and iconography. The development of the Bronze Age studios in the Minoan and ...
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Description: Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. The miniaturist art of gem engraving is the least familiar of the major arts of ancient Greece, yet we know it to have been practiced by the greatest artists. This book presents a comprehensive account of the art in Greek lands from the early Bronze Age down to the Hellenistic period. The gems are related to history and to the artistic achievements ... read more
Binding: cloth-
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, London, England
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780500237779ISBN:0500237778
Description: New- in new- jacket. 31 x 24.5 cms. 480 pages-in English-1, 455 illustrations, incl. 51 color plates-an updated and revised edition of the definitive work on the miniaturist art of gem engraving by a world authority on classical archeology and art-Minoans and Mycenaeans-the geometric and early archaic periods-archaic gems and finger rings-classical gems and finger rings-Greeks and Persians-Hellenistic Greece and Rome-materials and techniques-summaries of gem and ring shapes-indexes: ... read more
Description: PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. The miniaturist art of gem engraving is the least familiar of the major arts of ancient Greece, yet we know it to have been practiced by the greatest artists. This book presents a comprehensive account of the art in Greek lands from the early Bronze Age down to the Hellenistic period. The gems are related to history and to the artistic achievements in other media ... read more
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