Minoan and Mycenaean Art (World of Art) - Softcover

Reynold Higgins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500203032 ISBN 13: 9780500203033

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

This survey describes and illustrates significant works of art and architecture from ancient Crete, Mycenae and the Cycladic Islands, from such discoveries as the citadel of Mycenae and at the palace of King Minos at Knossos. This revised edition includes recent discoveries.

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Review:

'Comprehensive and richly illustrated' - Antiquity

From the Back Cover:

The magnificent works of art of ancient Crete, Mycenae and the Cycladic islands are awe-inspiring in their richness, variety and vitality. Frescoes, jewelry, sculpture, gold funeral masks, ivories and countless other beautiful artifacts - all the significant works of art and architecture that are our legacy front those great Aegean civilizations of the third and second millennia BC - are described and illustrated in Dr. Higgins' distinguished and classic survey. What emerges is an impressive picture of flourishing Bronze Age cultures that should be viewed not simply in the shadow of classical Greek art but as major achievements in their own right. This updated edition incorporates greater coverage of the breathtaking frescoes from Akrotiri, on the island of Thera. Other recent discoveries and research are also included, such as the unique ivory figurine from Palaikastro, objects from the palace of Mallia and the intriguing presence of Minoan-style frescoes in Egypt.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0500203032
• ISBN 13: 9780500203033
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 216