Looking at Greek Vases
- ISBN-10
- 0521376793
- ISBN-13
- 9780521376792
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 282
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991-07-26
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Nigel Jonathan Spivey, Tom Rasmussen
Description
This book, first published in 1991, offers suggestions on how to read the often complex images presented by ancient Greek vases.
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