Isbn: 9780521815673 - ancient art and its historiography (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Printing. Slight wear; Dust Jacket slight wear. Crisp oversize hardcover. ; "This book treats the historiography of ancient Near Eastern and Classical art, examining the social, intellectual and institutional contexts that have shaped the way that the history of ancient art has been and continues to be written. It demonstrates how, from the Renaissance to the present, the study and interpretation of ancient art reflect contemporary ideas and practices." Contents: 1. Introduction / A.A. Donohue -- 2. From Whores to Hierodules: The historiographic invention of Mesopotamian female sex professionals / Julia Assante -- 3. Humanissima ars: Evaluation and devaluation in Pliny, Vasari, and Baden / Jacob Isager -- 4. The Fate of Plate and Other Precious Materials: Toward a historiography of ancient Greek minor arts / Kenneth Lapatin -- 5. 'Der Stil der Nachahmer': A brief historiography of stylistic retrospection / Mark D. Fullerton -- 6. The Peplos and the "Dorian question" / Mireille M. Lee -- 7. Mrs Arthur Strong, Morelli, and the Troopers of Cortés / Mary Beard -- 8. Jargon, Authenticity, and the Nature of Cultural History-Writing: Not out of Africa and the Black Athena debate / Joanne Monteagle Stearns; Index. ; 224 pages.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: x, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Subjects: Art, Ancient Historiography; Art antique Historiographie; Art, Ancient; Historiography; Ancient World; Classical World; Art history. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. Very minor creasing to DJ.; This book explores the historiography of ancient Near Eastern and Classical art by examining the social, intellectual and institutional contexts that have influenced the way that the history of ancient art is written. It demonstrates how the study and interpretation of ancient art reflect contemporary ideas and practices from the Renaissance to the present. Among the subjects considered are the classical tradition in the post-antique West; the emergence of academic disciplines; the role of museums in the evaluation of ancient art; and issues of race, gender and cultural authority in the interpretation of ancient civilizations.; 9.4 X 6.5 X 0.7 inches; 224 pages.…