Aegean Art and Architecture

by Donald Preziosi, Louise Hitchcock, Louise A. Hitchcock

Book Overview

This is the first comprehensive introduction to the art and architecture of mainland Greece, Crete, and the Cycladic Islands from 3300 to 1000 BCE. Ancient Aegean culture has a particularly important place within European history and art history because of its profound links to the origins of European civilization.

Paintings, pottery, objects made from gold, silver, and ivory, carved reliefs, textiles, and architecture, are all fully illustrated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192842080
• ISBN13: 9780192842084
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.4"