The Foundations of Palatial Crete [SIGNED]: A Survey of Crete in the Early Bronze Age

Keith Branigan / [Sinclair Hood]

ISBN 10: 0710066171 / ISBN 13: 9780710066176

Published by Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1970

Dust jacket: Tear and slight loss to upper corner of front cover. Slight wear to ends of spine, slight fading to spine. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: Blue buckram binding. A few small marks to page edges, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. From the private collection of renowned British archaeologist Sinclair Hood. There are several references to Hood within the text. Inscribed to Hood by the author to front free endpaper: 'Sinclair with best wishes, Keith 3/2/70'. Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches (15 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xvi, 232. Seller Inventory # 1214A057

Synopsis:

Excerpt from the Preface: The civilization which Evans called Minoan lasted for something like fourteen hundred years. The last six hundred years of this era have received a great deal of attention from scholars and laymen alike and many books and thousands of learned articles have been written about them. This is not surprising, for the period of six hundred years from 2,000 B.C. to 1,400 B.C. is that in which Minoan civilization reached maturity; it is the period of the great palaces and all the riches that they held. What is surprising however, is that the previous eight hundred years have been relatively ignored. Apart from excavation reports there are no books about the Minoan Early Bronze Age, and relatively few articles. Pendlebury, Hutchinson, and Schachermeyr have all written chapters which deal with the period, but only briefly and in outline. Both student and layman alike are therefore unable to read a comprehensive account of Early Minoan Crete. This book is an attempt to remedy the situation. It is not intended however to be a textbook in which each and every problem concerning our knowledge and understanding of the period is discussed and a solution suggested. Rather the book is written around a central theme - the debt of palatial Crete to the Early Bronze Age civilization. Each chapter is designed to trace the development of one particular aspect of that civilization from the sub-Neolithic period to the erection of the palaces of MM I.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Foundations of Palatial Crete [SIGNED]: ...
Publisher: Routledge and Kegan Paul, London
Publication Date: 1970
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author
Edition: 1st Edition.