Description
About the Author
Nigel Spivey is Senior Lecturer in Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, where he also is a Fellow of Emmanuel College. As an undergraduate he won honours at the Oxford-Cambridge athletics match, and set the university record for throwing the hammer. He went on to study at the British School at Rome and the University of Pisa. He has written widely on Classical culture and beyond: among his previous publications are the prize-winning Understanding Greek Sculpture (1996) and the widely acclaimed Enduring Creation (2001). He presented the major BBC/PBS television series How Art Made the World in 2005.
Reviews
Engaging, well written and thought provoking. * Michael Scott, The Anglo-Hellenic Review No. 47 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780199602698
Author Nigel Spivey
Format Paperback
Page Count 310
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 336g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 131mm * 17mm