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The Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec by Mary Ellen Miller
RRP: $19.34$12.46Expanded and revised in its sixth edition, The Art of Mesoamerica surveys the artistic achievements of the high prehispanic civilizations of Central America - Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec and Aztec - as well as those of their lesser-known... -
Greek Sculpture by Nigel Spivey
RRP: $42.56$38.22Ancient Greek sculpture seems to have a timeless quality - provoking reactions that may range from awe to alienation. Yet it was a particular product of its age: and to know how and why it was once created is to embark upon an understanding of its... -
The Emperors of Byzantium by Kevin Lygo
RRP: $32.25$22.42A compelling and vivid narrative history of one of the founding civilizations of the modern world, the Byzantine empire, evocatively told through the lives of its 92 emperors. The Byzantine empire was one of the most successful states of the Middle... -
The Emperors of Byzantium Kevin Lygo 9780500297995
RRP: $16.76$11.09A compelling and vivid narrative history of one of the founding civilizations of the modern world, the Byzantine empire, evocatively told through the lives of its 92 emperors. Based in the great city of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), the... -
Art History: The Basics by Diana Newall
RRP: $24.50$21.76Now in its second edition, this volume is an accessible introduction to the history of art. Using an international range of examples, it provides the reader with a toolkit of concepts, ideas and methods relevant to understanding art history. This new... -
Assyrian Palace Sculptures by Paul Collins
RRP: $32.25$24.02Between the ninth and seventh centuries BC the small kingdom of Assyria in northern Iraq expanded through conquest to dominate the region from Egypt to Iran. The power of the Assyrian kings was reflected in the creation of a series of magnificent palaces... -
The Art of the Roman Empire: AD 100-450 by Jas Elsner 9780198768630
RRP: $30.30$21.94The passage from Imperial Rome to the era of late antiquity, when the Roman Empire underwent a religious conversion to Christianity, saw some of the most significant and innovative developments in Western culture. This stimulating book investigates the... -
Life and Afterlife in Ancient China by Jessica Rawson
RRP: $51.60$34.77A Prospect Book of the YearAn epic new history of Ancient China told through the prism of a dozen extraordinary tombsThe three millennia up to the establishment of the first imperial Qin dynasty in 221 BC cemented many of the distinctive elements of... -
King Tut. The Journey through the Underworld. 40th Ed. Sandro Vannini 9783836584234
RRP: $32.25$21.25Buried in the 14th century BC but unearthed by Howard Carter in 1922, the objects entombed with Tutankhamun are an invaluable window into a long-extinct belief system. Seen today, they create an intricate picture of how the ancient Egyptian people viewed... -
Labyrinth: Knossos Myth and Reality by Andrew Shapland
RRP: $32.25$21.25Crete was famous in Greek myth as the location of the labyrinth in which the Minotaur was confined in a palace at somewhere called 'Knossos'. From the Middle Ages travellers searched unsuccessfully for the Labyrinth. A handful of clues that survived,... -
The Basilica of Saint John Lateran to 1600 by L. Bosman 9781108813709
RRP: $47.72$44.57The Archbasilica of St John Lateran is the world's earliest cathedral. A Constantinian foundation pre-dating St Peter's in the Vatican, it remains the seat of the Bishop of Rome, the Pope, to this day. This volume brings together scholars of topography,... -
Representations of War in Ancient Rome by Sheila Dillon
RRP: $47.72$39.64War suffused Roman life to a degree unparalleled in other ancient societies. Through a combination of obsessive discipline and frenzied (though carefully orchestrated) brutality, Rome's armies conquered most of the lands stretching from Scotland to... -
Lord Elgin and the Marbles by William St. Clair 9780192880536
$85.79`The British say they have saved the Marbles. Well, thank you very much. Now give them back.' Melina Mercouri, actress and politician Ever since the sculptures from the Parthenon arrived in England at the beginning of the last century, they have... -
The Book of Trees: Visualizing Branches of Knowledge by Manuel Lima 9781616892180
RRP: $24.50$18.42Trees are in nature but also in our minds. Their shape have influenced how we communicate via diagrams, link ideas together and illustrate deeper human thoughts in art throughout history. Trees have been a recurrent metaphor for mapping information in... -
Mesopotamia: Ancient Art and Architecture by Zainab Bahrani
RRP: $64.50$59.79This book is the first in ten years to present a comprehensive survey of art and architecture in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq, northeast Syria and southeast Turkey), from 8000 BCE to the arrival of Islam in 636 CE. The book is richly illustrated with c. 400... -
Greek Homosexuality: with Forewords by Stephen Halliwell, Mark Masterson and James Robson by Sir Kenneth J. Dover
RRP: $45.14$39.91Hailed as magisterial when it first appeared, Greek Homosexuality remains an academic milestone and continues to be of major importance for students and scholars of gender studies. Kenneth Dover explores the understanding of homosexuality in ancient... -
The Meroe Head of Augustus by Thorsten Opper
RRP: $7.74$5.78Made from Bronze with eyes inlaid with glass pupils set in metal rings, the 'Meroe Head' is a magnificent portrait of Julius Caesar's great nephew and adopted heir Augustus (63 BC-AD 14). Once forming part of a statue of Rome's revered first true emperor... -
The Cambridge Companion to the Aegean Bronze Age by Cynthia W. Shelmerdine
RRP: $45.14$37.13This book is a comprehensive up-to-date survey of the Aegean Bronze Age, from its beginnings to the period following the collapse of the Mycenaean palace system. In essays by leading authorities commissioned especially for this volume, it covers the... -
The Greek Body Ian Jenkins 9780714122687
RRP: $25.79$18.51The ancient Greeks perceived the human body as an object of sensory delight and its depiction as the expression of an intelligent mind. This sumptuous photographic book explores ancient Greek sculptures of the body from every angle. With an introduction... -
King Tut. The Journey through the Underworld Sandro Vannini 9783836571463
RRP: $64.50$49.17Buried in the 14th century BC but unearthed by Howard Carter in 1922, the objects entombed with Tutankhamun are an invaluable window into a long-extinct belief system. Seen today, they create an intricate picture of how the ancient Egyptian people viewed... -
Ancient Mythological Images and their Interpretation: An Introduction to Iconology, Semiotics and Image Studies in Classical Art History by Katharina Lorenz
RRP: $30.95$26.79When we try to make sense of pictures, what do we gain when we use a particular method - and what might we be missing or even losing? Empirical experimentation on three types of mythological imagery - a Classical Greek pot, a frieze from Hellenistic... -
The Colossal Statue of Ramesses II Anna Garnett 9780714151090
RRP: $7.74$5.68One of the largest pieces of Egyptian sculpture in the British Museum, the upper part of the colossal statue of Ramesses II, also known as the 'Younger Memnon', was perhaps the first piece of Egyptian sculpture to be recognized as a work of art by... -
Roman Roads: New Evidence - New Perspectives by Anne Kolb 9783110763348
RRP: $34.19$27.48This volume aims to present the current state of research on Roman roads and their foundations in a combined historical and archaeological perspective. The focus is on the diverse local histories and the varying degrees of significance of individual... -
The Museum by the Park: 14 Queen Anne's Gate by Max Bryant 9781911300328
RRP: $32.25$21.70The depth of history at Queen Anne's Gate - a handsome Baroque street overlooking St James's Park - is unusual even in London, and few houses resonate with more memories than the extraordinary number 14. The story of the house over the centuries features... -
The History of Greek Vases: Potters, Painters and Pictures by John Boardman
RRP: $32.19$22.38This book, newly available in paperback, is the definitive survey of Greek vases by the outstanding world authority on classical archaeology and art. In it, John Boardman sketches the stylistic history of Greek vases and goes on to explore the many other... -
Rubens - Picturing Antiquity Davide Gasparotto 9781606066706
RRP: $45.15$39.44The first study devoted to classical art's vital creative impact on the work of the Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens. For the great Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), the classical past afforded lifelong creative stimulus and the camaraderie of humanist... -
Understanding Early Christian Art Robin M. Jensen (University of Notre Dame, USA) 9781032105482
RRP: $46.43$40.88Surveying the content and character of early Christian iconography from the third to the sixth century CE, this substantially revised and updated new edition of Understanding Early Christian Art makes the critical tools of art historians accessible to... -
Byzantine Mosaics in Norman Sicily by ,Adele Cilento 9788870573022
RRP: $34.83$34.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788870573022Author A. CilentoFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Magnus EdizioniPublisher Magnus Edizioni -
Art and Archaeology of Ancient India: Earliest Times to the Sixth Century Naman P. Ahuja 9781910807170
RRP: $51.60$36.83The Ashmolean Museum is fortunate in having the most comprehensive British collection of the art of the Indian subcontinent outside London. Especially strong in sculpture, this rich representation of Indian art from prehistory to the twentieth century... -
Keeping Their Marbles: How the Treasures of the Past Ended Up in Museums - And Why They Should Stay There by Tiffany Jenkins
RRP: $21.92$16.24The fabulous collections housed in the world's most famous museums are trophies from an imperial age. Yet the huge crowds that each year visit the British Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris, or the Metropolitan in New York have little idea that many... -
Ashes, Images, and Memories: The Presence of the War Dead in Fifth-Century Athens by Nathan T. Arrington 9780199369072
RRP: $129.00$90.76Ashes, Images, and Memories argues that the institution of public burial for the war dead and images of the deceased in civic and sacred spaces fundamentally changed how people conceived of military casualties in fifth-century Athens. In a period... -
Sex on Show: Seeing the Erotic in Greece and Rome Caroline Vout 9780714122786
RRP: $32.25$22.42The Greeks and Romans were not shy about sex. Drinking cups, oil-lamps and walls were decorated with scenes of seduction and sexual intercourse which make the modern viewer blush; models of penises were worn around the neck or hung from doorways. In... -
A History of Roman Art Steven L. Tuck (Miami University, Ohio, USA) 9781119653288
RRP: $69.60$61.71A HISTORY OF ROMAN ART The new edition of the leading textbook on Roman art, updated with new images and expanded geographic and cultural scope A History of Roman Art is an expansive survey of the painting, mosaic, sculpture, decorative arts, and... -
Roman Art . Zanker 9781606061015
RRP: $33.54$28.51Presented in very clear and accessible language, "Roman Art" offers new and fascinating insights into the evolution of the forms and meanings of Roman art. Traditional studies of Roman art have sought to identify an indigenous style distinct from Greek... -
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: Science, Engineering and Technology by Michael Denis Higgins 9780197648148
RRP: $29.66$25.23Michael Higgins broadens our understanding of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by bringing science, engineering, and technology together with ancient documentation and archaeological findings. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Pyramids of... -
Chinese Dress: From the Qing Dynasty to the Present Day Valery Garrett 9780804852562
RRP: $32.24$22.42Featuring over 450 archival photographs and line drawings, Chinese Dress traces the evolution of Chinese clothing from court and formal costumes to the everyday fashions of twenty-first century China.Author Valery Garrett skillfully weaves the story of... -
Mosaics of the Greek and Roman World by Katherine M. D. Dunbabin 9780521002301
RRP: $61.91$51.21This book provides a comprehensive account of mosaics in the ancient world from the early pebble mosaics of Greece to the pavements of Christian churches in the East. Separate chapters in Part I cover the principal regions of the Roman Empire in turn, in... -
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Epigraphy by Christer Brunn
RRP: $57.39$54.41Epigraphy, or the study of inscriptions, is critical for anyone seeking to understand the Roman world, whether they regard themselves as literary scholars, historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, religious scholars or work in a field that touches on... -
Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture: A Very Short Introduction by Christina Riggs
RRP: $11.60$8.32From Berlin to Boston, and St Petersburg to Sydney, ancient Egyptian art fills the galleries of some of the world's greatest museums, while the architecture of Egyptian temples and pyramids has attracted tourists to Egypt for centuries. But what did... -
Greek Myths in Roman Art and Culture: Imagery, Values and Identity in Italy, 50 BC-AD 250 by Zahra Newby
RRP: $47.72$38.38Images of episodes from Greek mythology are widespread in Roman art, appearing in sculptural groups, mosaics, paintings and reliefs. They attest to Rome's enduring fascination with Greek culture, and its desire to absorb and reframe that culture for new...