Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age

Author:   Pat Getz-Gentle
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
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9780271015354


Pages:   536
Publication Date:   15 November 1996
Format:   Hardback
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"With the exception of early Egypt and Minoan Crete, no early culture had such a vigorous stone vase-making industry as the Cyclades. Figures and vessels of stone, overwhelmingly of marble, are the most distinctive and appealing products of the Early Cycladic culture. The vessels, like the better-known figures, formed a special class of object that conformed to a strict traditional typology. Ranging from charming miniatures to works of impressive size, they often show a striking purity of form, beauty of material, and excellence in their workmanship. ""Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age"" is the first study of these vessels from a number of different perspectives. For each vessel type, Pat Getz-Gentle considers the material used, the size range, and the formal characteristics and the extent of their variation. She also discusses manufacturing methods, the incidence of repairs for accidental damage, and possible function or functions, as well as development, frequency, dating, and distribution in the Cyclades and beyond. She stresses the human element of the vessels - how the vessels were used, held and carried, how much they weigh, and how much they hold. She examines the sculptors who made them - how they might have designed and executed their works, how on occasion they seem to have modified their original plans, and how they stand out as individual artists working within a traditional craft. The 114 plates, with more than 500 separate photographs, illustrate works that show both the homogeneity and the diversity within each type."

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Author:   Pat Getz-Gentle
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   2.068kg
ISBN:  

9780271015354


ISBN 10:   0271015357
Pages:   536
Publication Date:   15 November 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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This valuable, detailed, and pleasingly presented technical analysis is well written, and contains superb illustrations. --Choice


Getz-Gentle has firsthand experience with great numbers of Cycladic objects, and she has an extraordinarily acute sensitivity to style. This work is the natural companion to her previous work on the Early Cycladic figures, and it is essential to the scholarly world that it be available. There is nothing comparable to its completeness and approach in any language. </p> Margaret Ellen Mayo, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts</p>


Getz-Gentle has firsthand experience with great numbers of Cycladic objects, and she has an extraordinarily acute sensitivity to style. This work is the natural companion to her previous work on the Early Cycladic figures, and it is essential to the scholarly world that it be available. There is nothing comparable to its completeness and approach in any language. --Margaret Ellen Mayo, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Getz-Gentle has firsthand experience with great numbers of Cycladic objects, and she has an extraordinarily acute sensitivity to style. This work is the natural companion to her previous work on the Early Cycladic figures, and it is essential to the scholarly world that it be available. There is nothing comparable to its completeness and approach in any language. Margaret Ellen Mayo, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Getz-Gentle has firsthand experience with great numbers of Cycladic objects, and she has an extraordinarily acute sensitivity to style. This work is the natural companion to her previous work on the Early Cycladic figures, and it is essential to the scholarly world that it be available. There is nothing comparable to its completeness and approach in any language. --Margaret Ellen Mayo, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts This valuable, detailed, and pleasingly presented technical analysis is well written, and contains superb illustrations. --Choice Getz-Gentle has firsthand experience with great numbers of Cycladic objects, and she has an extraordinarily acute sensitivity to style. This work is the natural companion to her previous work on the Early Cycladic figures, and it is essential to the scholarly world that it be available. There is nothing comparable to its completeness and approach in any language. Margaret Ellen Mayo, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts This valuable, detailed, and pleasingly presented technical analysis is well written, and contains superb illustrations. Choice Getz-Gentle has firsthand experience with great numbers of Cycladic objects, and she has an extraordinarily acute sensitivity to style. This work is the natural companion to her previous work on the Early Cycladic figures, and it is essential to the scholarly world that it be available. There is nothing comparable to its completeness and approach in any language. Margaret Ellen Mayo, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Getz-Gentle has firsthand experience with great numbers of Cycladic objects, and she has an extraordinarily acute sensitivity to style. This work is the natural companion to her previous work on the Early Cycladic figures, and it is essential to the scholarly world that it be available. There is nothing comparable to its completeness and approach in any language. --Margaret Ellen Mayo, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts This valuable, detailed, and pleasingly presented technical analysis is well written, and contains superb illustrations. Choice This valuable, detailed, and pleasingly presented technical analysis is well written, and contains superb illustrations. --Choice


This valuable, detailed, and pleasingly presented technical analysis is well written, and contains superb illustrations. Choice


Getz-Gentle has firsthand experience with great numbers of Cycladic objects, and she has an extraordinarily acute sensitivity to style. This work is the natural companion to her previous work on the Early Cycladic figures, and it is essential to the scholarly world that it be available. There is nothing comparable to its completeness and approach in any language. --Margaret Ellen Mayo, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts


<p> This valuable, detailed, and pleasingly presented technical analysis is well written, and contains superb illustrations. <p>--Choice


Getz-Gentle has firsthand experience with great numbers of Cycladic objects, and she has an extraordinarily acute sensitivity to style. This work is the natural companion to her previous work on the Early Cycladic figures, and it is essential to the scholarly world that it be available. There is nothing comparable to its completeness and approach in any language. --Margaret Ellen Mayo, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts This valuable, detailed, and pleasingly presented technical analysis is well written, and contains superb illustrations. --Choice


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Pat Getz-Gentle is an independent scholar specializing in Cycladic art. Her books include Early Cycladic Sculpture: An Introduction (1985) and Sculptors of the Cyclades: Individual and Tradition in the Third Millennium B.C. (1987).

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