Samothrace, Volume 7: The Rotunda of Arsinoe -Text & Plates (Bollingen Series LX, 7)

McCredie, James R.; Roux, Georges; Shaw, Stuart M.; Kurtich, John

ISBN 10: 0691099197 / ISBN 13: 9780691099194

Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1992

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First edition thus w/complete number line, two volume hardcover set, the volume of text has a lean to the binding, bumps to the spine ends, and a hint of waving with some light smudging to the edges of the text block, but is overall a solid, Very Good copy in a Near Very Good dust jacket, which has bumps with creased tears to the spine ends, light wear with a few small chips and tears to the edges and corners, wrinkling to the spine, and some rubbing to the covers. The book of plates has a small skew to the binding, and slight wear to the spine ends and cover corners, but is overall a solid, tight, Very Good+ copy in a like dust jacket, which has light bumps to the spine ends and corners, and some rubbing with mild edge wear to the covers. Both jackets are wrapped in Mylar.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Samothrace, Volume 7: The Rotunda of Arsinoe -Text & Plates (Bollingen Series LX, 7)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691099197
• ISBN 13: 9780691099194
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition Thus.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Greece
  • Archaeology

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Synopsis

The Sanctuary of the Great Gods on the island of Samothrace was a renowned center of religious life in the northern Aegean from the seventh century B.C. until the fourth century after Christ, and the mysteries practiced there rank in historical importance with those of Eleusis. From the beginning of Macedonian supremacy, Philip II and his successors embellished the Sanctuary with great buildings of innovative design for both pious and political ends. Volume 7 of this series focuses on the magnificent marble Rotunda dedicated by Queen Arsinoe II for cult purposes early in the third century B.C. The Rotunda is the largest closed, round building known from Greek architecture. In both its bold design and the engineering which that required, it embodies striking new ideas of the Hellenistic period. Provided with a new, pyramidal roof in the Early Imperial age, the Rotunda continued to dominate the Sanctuary throughout that era. The mass of pottery, coins, and other materials recovered from the filling of the Rotunda's foundations provide welcome contributions to the chronology and history of the Sanctuary.