The History of Greek Vases
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: November 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780500285930
Subjects: Ceramics; History - Ancient & Classical; Art / History / Ancient & Classical; Art; Art & Art Instruction
Description: Offering a survey of Greek vases, this book sketches their stylistic history. It explores the process of identifying artists; the methods of making and decorating the vases and the problems in doing so; the life of the potter; the pots' dissemination beyond Greece; and their functions in life, cult and as messengers of style and subject.