Greek Vases: An Introduction (Classical World Series) - Softcover

Moignard, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853996912 ISBN 13: 9781853996917

Publisher: Bristol Classical Press, 2006

Synopsis

Greek Vases is a discussion of the painted vases which were an ever-present but understated feature of life in the Greek world between the end of the Bronze Age and the rise of Rome, and, in the modern world, an important component of museum collections since the eighteenth century. The book uses specific illustrated examples to explore the archaeological use of vases as chronological indicators, the use of the various shapes, their scenes of myth and everyday life and what these tell us, the way in which we think about their makers, and how they are treated today as museum objects and archaeological evidence.

Key features of the text include a brief, accessible introduction to the vases with school and university students in mind, discussion of the different approaches to vases adopted by their very different groups of users, and an approach designed to help viewers understand how to look at these fascinating objects for themselves.

About this title

About the Author

Elizabeth Moignard is Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Glasgow. She is the author of fascicies 16 and 18 of the Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, and of many articles and chapters in books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853996912
• ISBN 13: 9781853996917
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 122