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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Joshua J. Thomas (Alexander-von-Humboldt Research Fellow, Alexander-von-Humboldt Research Fellow, Institute for Classical Archaeology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 19.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 25.20cm Weight: 0.948kg ISBN: 9780192844897ISBN 10: 019284489 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 22 December 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsThis is a genuinely stimulating book that is set to inspire further interdisciplinary enquiries. * Albert Bates, Classical Review * This book makes an important contribution to the knowledge of zoology and natural sciences in the Hellenistic age. It does so through the study of a series of artistic testimonies ... The book is methodologically shrewd and was conceived in awareness of the artificial nature of disciplinary demarcations and in awareness of the risk of projecting onto antiquity images of science that are only ours. * Roberto Bondí, Università della Calabria, Bryn Mawr Classical Review * Thomas skilfully avoids straightforward copyingand imitation, showing adaptation to local needs and aspirations. * Shelley Hales, Greece and Rome * This is a genuinely stimulating book that is set to inspire further interdisciplinary enquiries. * Albert Bates, Classical Review * This book makes an important contribution to the knowledge of zoology and natural sciences in the Hellenistic age. It does so through the study of a series of artistic testimonies ... The book is methodologically shrewd and was conceived in awareness of the artificial nature of disciplinary demarcations and in awareness of the risk of projecting onto antiquity images of science that are only ours. * Roberto Bond'i, Universit`a della Calabria, Bryn Mawr Classical Review * Thomas skilfully avoids straightforward copyingand imitation, showing adaptation to local needs and aspirations. * Shelley Hales, Greece and Rome * Thomas skilfully avoids straightforward copyingand imitation, showing adaptation to local needs and aspirations. * Shelley Hales, Greece and Rome * Author InformationJoshua J. Thomas is an Alexander-von-Humboldt Research Fellow at the Institute for Classical Archaeology at LMU Munich. He was formerly the Lavery-Shuffrey Early Career Fellow in Roman Art and Archaeology at Lincoln College, Oxford. He holds MA, MSt, and DPhil degrees from the University of Oxford. His research focuses on the historical interpretation of the art and visual cultures of the Hellenistic and Roman worlds. He is also a member of the excavation team at Aphrodisias, a Greek city in south-west Turkey. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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