GREEK VASES: IMAGES, CONTEXTS AND CONTROVERSIES; Proceedings of the Conference Sponsored by the Center for the Ancient Mediterranean At Columbia University, 23-24 March 2002

Very minor shelfwear to book. DJ has light sunning to spine. Includes timetable of conference tipped in.; This volume deals with Greek painted vases, exploring them from various methodological points of view and moving beyond the traditional focus on connoisseurship and style. The volume, which represents the proceedings of an international conference sponsered by the Center for the Ancient Mediterranean at Columbia University, is an effort to exploit the immense richness of these vases by using them to study general cultural history.; Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition XXV; 9.6 X 6.5 X 0.8 inches; 190 pages.