The Red and the Black: Studies in Greek Pottery

by Brian Sparkes and Brian A. Sparkes

Book Overview

The Red and the Black covers the major stages in the history of Greek pottery production, both figured and plain, as they are understood today. It provides an up-to-date evaluation of ways of studying Greek pottery and encourages new approaches.
There is a detailed analysis of the subject matter of figured scenes covering some of the main preoccupations of ancient Greece: myth, fantasy and everyday life. Furthermore, it sets the artefacts in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415126606
• ISBN13: 9780415126601
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"