Greek painted pottery /
Author / Creator: | Cook, Robert Manuel. |
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Edition: | 3rd ed. |
Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 1997. |
Description: | xxiii, 374 p., [56] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2687614 |
Summary: | Greek Painted Pottery has been used by classics and classical archaeology students for some thirty years. It thoroughly examines all painted pottery styles from the Protogeometric to the Hellenistic period from all areas of Greece and from the colonies in parts of Italy. In each case it covers the development of iconography and the use of colour, decorative motifs and the distinctive styles of each stage. It examines the most utilitarian pottery objects as well as some of the finest pieces produced by a flourishing civilisation. Other chapters cover the pottery industry and pottery-making techniques, including firing, the types of local clay which were used and inscription. This study also considers how one can date pottery and establish a chronology and the various methods by which these artefacts have been classified, preserved and collected. |
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Physical Description: | xxiii, 374 p., [56] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-356) and index. |
ISBN: | 0415138590 0415138604 |