History of art: ancient & classical art books

Sicily's many ancient sacred sites were places of cultural encounter and were studied using a broad spectrum of...  Read More >>

The book is a rare case study of the dynamics, processes and shifts around the creation and reading of one of the...  Read More >>

The Archaeology of Senses and the Archaeology of Emotions are two most interesting recent trends in the modern studies...  Read More >>

Why is Cleopatra, a descendent of Alexander the Great, a Ptolemy from a Greek–Macedonian family, in popular imagination...  Read More >>

Das Schlusselwort, Ambivalenz' offnet den Zugang zum Verstandnis jener nicht-mythischen Mischwesen, die in der griechischen...  Read More >>

Issued on the occasion of the exhibition held at J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, Malibu, October 2, 2019...  Read More >>

In dem sogenannten Votivdepot von Calderazzo, einem sakralen Areal der antiken griechischen Kolonie Medma (heute...  Read More >>

Ancient artifacts such as statues, reliefs, and paintings gave tangible form to knowledge and abstract ideas, making...  Read More >>

Nach der Grundung durch Alexander den Grossen wuchs Alexandria schnell zu einer Grossstadt neuen Typs. Menschen...  Read More >>

Die Kirchen der Dunklen Jahrhunderte, der Zeit zwischen Spatantike und Mittelalter, wurden lange Zeit recht stiefmutterlich...  Read More >>

A new history of Roman art and archaeology, from its very beginnings in Etruscan art to the adoption of Christianity....  Read More >>

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Die Dresdner Skulpturensammlung, die grosstenteils im 18. Jahrhundert zusammengetragen wurde, setzt sich aus vier...  Read More >>

English summary: The (re-)production of Roman imagery as a phenomenon of ancient cultural history is at the heart...  Read More >>

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Chang Dai-chien, one of the most celebrated Chinese painters of the twentieth century, is renowned for his stylistic...  Read More >>

Painting Antiquity explores the archaeological dimension of the works of these three artists: in doing so, it addresses...  Read More >>

A comprehensive overview of ancient ambers, the only such book in English, is now revised.  Read More >>

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L'ancienne école disait de l'histoire: Scribitur ad narrandum, la considérant comme matière excellente pour d'éloquents...  Read More >>

In about the 11th century BC, the Shangg Dynasty declined in national strength, and was destroyed by King Wu of...  Read More >>

After a period of many years, unification was the desire by all at the end of the Warring States Period. Six separate...  Read More >>

The second volume dealing with ancient Chines cultural relics in the Qing Dynasty, 1644 to 1911. There are 375 relics.A...  Read More >>

The books covers jade and bronze ware, gold and silver ware, porcelaion, painting, calligraphy, stone carving and...  Read More >>

This book, a collection of ancient cultural relics from the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties, 581 to 960, covers calligraphy,...  Read More >>