History of art: ancient & classical art books

3427 books were found.

Late Antique Textiles from the Papyrus Collection of the Austrian National Library: Scientific investigation of fibres, dyes and dyeing techniques

Late Antique Textiles from the Papyrus Collection of...

Author: Regina Hofmann-de Keijzer ,  Maarten R. Bommel
ISBN: 9783110776379
Format: Hardback
$364.29

MPER XXXIV, 2 presents knowledge of textile dyeing in Late Antique Egypt (ca. 300–800 CE) based on interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

Goethes Gartenhaus

Goethes Gartenhaus

Author: Klassik Stiftung Weimar
ISBN: 9783422800960
Format: Paperback
$33.64

Schon für Goethe war sein Gartenhaus ein ganz besonderer Ort: Bis an sein Lebensende kehrte er immer wieder in das...  Read More >>

Looking for Theophrastus: Travels in Search of a Lost Philosopher

Looking for Theophrastus: Travels in Search of a Lost...

Author: Laura Beatty
ISBN: 9781838954383
Format: Paperback
$26.99

A strange, wild, brilliant personal journey - across land and through time - in which Laura Beatty travels back...  Read More >>

The World of Late Antiquity: AD 150-750

The World of Late Antiquity: AD 150-750

Author: Peter Brown
ISBN: 9780500297483
Format: Paperback
$39.99

"A remarkable study in social and cultural change that explains how and why the late antique world (circa 150-750CE)...  Read More >>

The Oxford Handbook of Palmyra

The Oxford Handbook of Palmyra

Author: Rubina Raja (Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology, Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology, Aarhus University, Denmark)
ISBN: 9780190858117
Format: Hardback
$285.00

The monumental remains of Palmyra (also known as Tadmor) have fascinated travelers and scholars for centuries. The...  Read More >>

Chav¿n: Perus geheminisvoller Anden-Tempel

Chav¿n: Perus geheminisvoller Anden-Tempel

Author: Peter Fux
ISBN: 9783858813657
Format: Hardback
$264.00

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Sol: Image and Meaning of the Sun in Roman Art and Religion, Volume II

Sol: Image and Meaning of the Sun in Roman Art and Religion,...

Author: Steven E. Hijmans
ISBN: 9789004514720
Format: Hardback
$504.24

Hijmans demonstrates that a sophisticated analysis of images of Sol sheds an entirely new light on the role of the...  Read More >>

Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions: Volume III. Inscriptions of the Hettite Empire and New Inscriptions of the Iron Age

Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions: Volume III....

Author: John David Hawkins ,  Mark Weeden
ISBN: 9783110770391
Format: Hardback
$546.45

Luwian and the closely related Hittite are the oldest known languages of the Indo-European group. Luwian is written...  Read More >>

Greek Sculpture

Greek Sculpture

Author: Edmund Von Mach
ISBN: 9781783104734
Format: Hardback
$52.67

If the Soul is Christian, Beauty is Greek. Freud defines aesthetics as the intellectual construction of personal...  Read More >>

Divine Music in Archaic and Classical Greek Art: Seeing the Songs of the Gods

Divine Music in Archaic and Classical Greek Art: Seeing...

Author: Carolyn Laferrière (Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey)
ISBN: 9781009315944
Format: Hardback
$219.94

This book examines Athenian vase-paintings and reliefs that depict the gods most frequently shown as musicians,...  Read More >>

Burial and Memorial in Late Antiquity: Volume 2: Regional Perspectives

Burial and Memorial in Late Antiquity: Volume 2: Regional...

Author: Alexandra Dolea ,  Luke Lavan
ISBN: 9789004687967
Format: Hardback
$506.88

This book presents current work on the archaeology of burial and memorial in late antiquity, by region, from Britain...  Read More >>

Burial and Memorial in Late Antiquity: Volume 1: Thematic Perspectives

Burial and Memorial in Late Antiquity: Volume 1: Thematic...

Author: Luke Lavan
ISBN: 9789004687950
Format: Hardback
$712.80

This book presents current work on the archaeology of burial and memorial in late antiquity, with insights from...  Read More >>

Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity

Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity

Author: Sarah F. Derbew (Harvard University, Massachusetts)
ISBN: 9781108817912
Format: Paperback
$51.72

Sarah Derbew brings into brilliant new focus varied portrayals...  Read More >>

Malayan Classicism: From the Architecture of Empire to Asian Vernacular

Malayan Classicism: From the Architecture of Empire...

Author: Soon-Tzu Speechley (University of Melbourne, Australia)
ISBN: 9781350360341
Format: Hardback
$170.00

Through a broad range of case studies spanning from imperial monuments to rural residences, Malayan Classicism puts...  Read More >>

The Sound of the English Picturesque: Georgian Vocal Music, Haydn, and Landscape Aesthetics

The Sound of the English Picturesque: Georgian Vocal...

Author: Stephen Groves
ISBN: 9781032275703
Format: Hardback
$284.00

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The Weapons of Rhetoric: a guide for musicians and audiences

The Weapons of Rhetoric: a guide for musicians and audiences...

Author: Judy Tarling
ISBN: 9780993281037
Format: Paperback
$132.00

This book strikes at the heart of musical performance with a study of the relationship between music and rhetoric...  Read More >>

The Ajanta Caves: Ancient Buddhist Paintings of India

The Ajanta Caves: Ancient Buddhist Paintings of India...

Author: Benoy K. Behl ,  William Dalrymple
ISBN: 9780500296691
Format: Paperback
$60.00

A revised edition of a classic title, now with digitally restored photographs, showcasing the finest surviving examples...  Read More >>

Egypt: History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilization

Egypt: History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilization...

Author: Giorgio Ferrero
ISBN: 9788854416161
Format: Paperback
$57.99

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Hephaistus on the Athenian Acropolis: Current Approaches to the Study of Artifacts Made of Bronze and Other Metals

Hephaistus on the Athenian Acropolis: Current Approaches...

Author: Nassos Papalexandrou ,  Amy Sowder Koch
ISBN: 9781931909440
Format: Paperback
$52.67

This volume discusses the Acropolis bronzes. The introduction reflects on the history of the relevant scholarship...  Read More >>

The Color of Dance: A Celebration of Diversity and Inclusion in the World of Ballet

The Color of Dance: A Celebration of Diversity and Inclusion...

Author: TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian
ISBN: 9780762479559
Format: Hardback
$49.99

From the photographer behind the Instagram sensation Brown Girls Do Ballet, this stunning coffee-table book showcases...  Read More >>

Modern Etruscans: Close Encounters with a Distant Past

Modern Etruscans: Close Encounters with a Distant Past...

Author: Chiara Zampieri ,  Martina Piperno
ISBN: 9789462703797
Format: Paperback
$75.04

New insights on the reception of Etruscan antiquity in the modernist period.  Read More >>

Greek and Roman Small Size Sculpture

Greek and Roman Small Size Sculpture

Author: Giovanni Colzani ,  Clemente Marconi
ISBN: 9783110740790
Format: Hardback
$364.29

This volume argues that it would be a major misunderstanding to think of small sculptures as nothing more than a...  Read More >>

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