Stewart Greek Sculpture

Barr-Sharrar, Beryl, and Borza, Eugene N. (Joint Editors): Macedonia and Greece in Late Classical and Early Hellenistic Times, Washington D.C. National Gallery of Art 1982
ISBN: 0894680056 Good

Rebound in library boards, 268 pp., illus. (some col.), bib. notes; 28 cm. Studies in the History of Art, vol. 10. Withdrawn from library collection, with usual markings, otherwise very good. No writing in text. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Contents: Preface, by J. Carter Brown; Foreword, by Henry A. Millon; Introduction, by Beryl Barr-Sharrar and Eugene N. Borza; The History and Archaeology of Macedonia: Retrospect and Prospect, by Eugene N. Borza; Greeks and Macedonians, by E. Badian; The Alexandrian Age: Alexandrian Literature with Special Reference to Alexandrian Poetry, by C. A. Trypanis; A Reconsideration of the Pixodaros Affair, by Miltiades B. Hatzopoulos; The First Months of Alexander's Reign, by J. R. Ellis; The Location of Alexander's Campaign against the Illyrians in 335 B.C., by A. B. Bosworth; Macedonian Arms and Tactics under Alexander the Great, by Minor M. Markle III; The Coinage of Philip II and Alexander III, by Margaret Thompson; Macedonian Metal Vases in Perspective: Some Observations on Context and Tradition, by Beryl Barr-Sharrar; Macedonian Royal Jewelry, by Reynold A. Higgins; Macedonian Tombs: Their Architecture and Architectural Decoration, by Stella G. Miller; Architecture as a Medium of Public Relations among the Successors of Alexander, by Homer A. Thompson; Macedonia and Samothrace: Two Architectural Late Bloomers, by Alfred Frazer; Dionysus at Delphi: The Pediments of the Sixth Temple of Apollo and Religious Reform in the Age of Alexander, by Andrew Stewart; Alexander's Influence on Greek Sculpture as Seen in a Portrait in Athens, by Caroline Houser; Early Greek Mosaic, by Martin Robertson; Painting in the Time of Alexander and Later, by P. H. von Blanckenhagen; Painting in the Time of Alexander the Great and the Successors, by Nicholas Valouris. First Edition Soft Cover 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Ex-Library

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Del Chiaro, Mario Aldo, and Stewart, Andrew F. Classical Art: Sculpture, Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Museum of Art 1985
ISBN: 0899510558 Fine

112 pp., illus. (some col.), biblio.; 28 cm. AS NEW. Soft Cover 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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Hope, Colin: EGYPTIAN POTTERY, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, UK Shire Publications, Limited 2004
ISBN: 0-7478-0494-X New Condition

<strong> Clay was used for a myriad of functions in ancient Egypt, of which one of the most important was the production of pottery vessels. The manufacture of pottery has a history of over five thousand years in ancient Egypt ; this book concentrates on that from the time of the first pharaohs to the conquest of Alexander the Great in 332 BC. <P>Using information drawn from such diverse sources as tomb reliefs and inscriptions, as well as the large amount of pottery from pharaonic Egypt that survives today, this book examines the technique of pottery maunfacture, types of decoration and the function of pottery in that society. <P> About the author: Colin Hope graduated from the University of Liverpool in 1973 with a BA in Egyptology with Coptic, and was awarded a PhD by the University of London for his study 'The Blue-Painted Pottery of the Eighteenth Dynasty'. He is Research Fellow in the Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University, Australia, and a member of the International Group for the Study of Ancient Egyptian Pottery. </strong> Egyptian Rock-cut Tombs Aidan Dodson 4.99 0 7478 0128 2 (Shire Egyptology 14) 64 pp, 62 ills. The rock-cut tomb was the most ubiquitous of Egyptian funerary monuments, existing in many types and locations: this book surveys many of these varieties and traces their development. The New Kingdom royal tombs at Thebes and Amarna are described and chapters are devoted to the groups of private tombs that date from the Old Kingdom onwards; the distinction is drawn between the tomb-chapels, decorated with the so-called 'scenes of daily life', and the associated burial chambers, in some cases cut a considerable distance away. There is a brief look at the construction of rock-cut tombs, particularly in the context of the workmen's village of Deir el-medina, and their uncertain future. Aidan Dodson studied Egyptian archaeology at Collingwood College, Durham, Liverpool University and Christ's College, Cambridge. He received his BA in 1985 and an MPhil in 1986. He regularly lectures on Nile cruises and is an extra-mural tutor for the University of London. Egyptian Shabtis Harry M. Stewart 4.99 0 7478 0301 3 (Shire Egyptology 23) 64 pp, 52 ills. The ancient Egyptians believed that the statutory agricultural labour imposed on them in order to utilise the Nile floods would continue in the afterlife. To avoid this irksome duty they devised the shabti, a figurine which they hoped would deputise for them on being activated by the appropriate magic spell. If the idea smacks of 'draft-dodging', the figures are nevertheless of considerable artistic interest, and provide information about Egyptian religion, society, personal names, titles, etc. The iconography, inscriptions, materials and manufacture are described with criteria for identifying and dating the various types. A concise up-to-date treatment in English has long been lacking, and this account will be useful to students, art historians, collectors and others. Harry M. Stewart studied Ancient History and Egyptology at the University of London. He was appointed an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Egyptology at University Co Egyptian Statues Gay Robins 4.99 0 7478 0520 2 (Shire Egyptology 26) For over three thousand years, ancient Egyptian sculptors created statues of deities, kings and elite officials and their families. These were set up mainly in temples or tombs and played a vital role in temple and funerary ritual, being places where non-physical entities - deities, the royal ka-spirit and the ka-spirits of the dead - could manifest themselves in this world. The book begins by examining the materials and techniques employed by sculptors and the various statue types and poses that occur. Next it explores the function of statues and the different contexts for which they were made. This is followed by a chapter explaining the notion of the ideal image: statues were not intended to be exact likenesses but rather ideal images reflecting the identity, role and status of the subject. The individual identity of a statue was usually provided by inscriptions, and the various texts found on statues are discussed together with the different types of relief decoration that occur on statue surfaces. A final chapter considers what was constant and what changed over time and looks at the influence that Egyptian statues had on the origins of monumental Greek sculpture. Dr Gay Robins studied Egyptology at the University of Durham as an undergraduate and then went to Oxford to undertake research on queens of the Eighteenth Dynasty, obtaining a DPhil in 1981. She has published numerous articles relating to ancient Egyptian art, women and gender issues, and the living stature and physical proportions of the ancient Egyptians. Egyptian Temples Steven Snape 4.99 0 7478 0327 7 (Shire Egyptology 24) 64 pp, 66 ills. Colossal stone temples are one of the most immediately recognisable products of ancient Egyptian civilisation: distinctive in appearance, striking in sheer size and impressive in the skill shown in the carving and painting of their walls. This book looks at what is known about Egyptian temples, their chronological development, and the range of different religious structures referred to under the general heading of temples. Different chapters explain, with illustrations, the nature of Egyptian gods and why they needed temples to be built for them, what went on within the buildings, and how priests, acting on behalf of the king, served the god on a daily basis and in regular festivals which involved the population as a whole. It also explains the underlying ideas which result in Egyptian temples developing such a particular and peculiar appearance and why both architecture and decoration in Egyptian temples reflect different periods of temple building and different types of temple. Steven Snape studied Archaeology, specialising in Egyptology, at the University of Liverpool. He was awarded a PhD in 1985 for a study of the cemeteries at Abydos. He has directed archaeological fieldwork for Liverpool University, the Egypt Exploration Society and the University of Pennsylvania in both the eastern and western Delta, northern Sinai and at the temple sites of Abydos, Shanhur (near Luxor) and in the Ramesside fortress at Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham.llege London, and has since published much of the inscribed material in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. Egyptian Textiles Rosalind Hall 4.99 0 85263 800 0 (Shire Egyptology 4) 72 pp, 52 ills. This book asseses the archaeological importance of textiles, describing and illustrating recently 'rediscovered' garments and translating little known related texts. A survey of the nature and quality of woven fabrics and dyeing processes is followed by a technical description of spinning and weaving. Also a complete chapter is devoted to the wardrobes of Tutankhamun and other Pharoahs. The Egyptian laundry service is discussed. A conclusion is reached on dress as a status symbol in ancient Rgypt by a survey of garment prices and of all types of specific dress, or undress, from that of vizier to prostitute. Rosalind Hall is now a Lecturer in Egyptology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, but her interest in textiles and the history of ancient Egyptian dress was aroused by her curatorial work in her previous post as Assistant Curator in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. Other titles for Shire by this author are: Egyptian Household Animals (currently out of print) Egyptian Towns and Cities Eric P. Uphill 4.99 0 85263 939 2 (Shire Egyptology 8) 72 pp, 36 ills. This book surveys the main kinds of urban settlement and town planning that existed in ancient Egypt before the Hellenistic period. The evolution and growth of Predynastic villages is traced as an essential prelude to the much greater achievements of the Pharoahs in establishing first towns and then cities. The range of size and...

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