The principles of Greek art / by Percy Gardner
1914, New edition. New York : The Macmillan Company. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with pictorial cover. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #330134
Physical description: xvii, 352 pages illustrations 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Partial contents The grammar of Greek art -- Ancient critics on art -- The Greek Temple -- The house and the tomb -- Formation of artistic types -- The types of Gods -- Frontality in Greek art -- Sculpture: material, space and colouring -- The progress of sculpture -- Dress and drapery -- Portrait sculpture -- Greek painting -- Classes of vases -- Vases: space, balance, perspective -- Vases: artistic tradition -- Literature and painting: the epic -- Literature and painting continued: lyric and dramatic poetry -- The art-history of a myth: the judgment of Paris -- Art in relation to history -- Coins in relation to history -- Naturalism and Idealism in Greek art. Subjects: Art, Greek. The Progress of Sculpture, Greek. Literature and Painting, Greek. Genre: Illustrated.
Price: €30.00