Athenian Red Figure Vases: The Archaic Period: A Handbook
by John Boardman
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In his sequel to Athenian Black Figure Vases, John Boardman, Professor Emeritus at Oxford University, covers the invention of the red figure technique in about 530 BC. Professor Boardman illuminates the ancient art form by placing the painters and their vases within the history of Athens and the greater tradition of Greek mythology. 528 illus.Tags
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John Boardman is Emeritus Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at the University of Oxford. He has published widely on various aspects of Greek art and archaeology, and on the archaeology of Greeks in the East and Asia. He has worked in the Beazley Archive (Classical Art Research Centre) since his retirement in 1994.
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- Art & Design, Nonfiction, Anthropology, History, General Nonfiction
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- 738.38209385 — Arts & recreation Sculpture, ceramics & metalwork Ceramic arts Earthenware and stoneware Greek pottery vases history - areas areas Areas in Copper and Classic Greece Greek vases (Attica)
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- NK4649 .B62 — Fine Arts 3600-(9990) Other arts and art industries Decorative arts Other arts and art industries Ceramics
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