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American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2006. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. B&W and color era photos. CONDITION: NEW 2006 American School of Classical Studies large paperback, first edition, no printing given. Color and B&W era photos and document repros illustrate. CONTENT: In 2006, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens celebrated 75 years of archaeological work in the Athenian Agora, the civic center of classical Athens. Since the first trench was dug on May 25, 1931, excavations have continued in a series of yearly campaigns, only briefly interrupted by World War II. The impact these discoveries have made on our understanding of Athenian history and topography is well documented, but relatively little has been published about the fascinating history of the excavations themselves. This book fills that gap, presenting a pictorial history of the project illustrated with many archival photographs and primary documents. Rather than… Read More

Meadows Museum/SMU Press, 2004. Exhibition Book Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/New. Color photos throughout. CONDITION: NEW 2004 Meadows Museum/SMU Press hardcover (brown cloth boards) & dust jacket, Exhibition Book, no printing given. In shrink-wrap. Subtitle: Treasures of the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid. CONTENT: Exhibition at SMU's Meadows Museum. Essays by Karl Kilinski II, Jennifer Neils, Ann Steiner, Sarah Price, and Mr. Warden. At the heart of this study of the relationship between Greek vases and their decoration - and between the decoration and the function of the vase - is a very well presented catalogue of 43 Greek and Etruscan vases exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid. Each entry comprises at least one colour photograph of the vase accompanied by a full description and discussion of the form of the vase, its function, date and historical context, and the design and meaning of its decoration. Arranged chronologically, the vases date from c.850 to the end… Read More

New York: Thames & Hudson, 1980. New Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. Very Good+/As New. B&W artifact photos, sketches, floorplans, etc.. CONDITION: Very Good + 1980 Thames & Hudson (NY) hardcover (green boards with gold foil design) and dust jacket (in mylar cover), NEW & ENLARGED Edition, printing not given. Some call this a "second edition." I don't. The interior is a bit odd - there are 2-3 chapters which obviously have been read while the rest of the book appears to have not been touched/read. There are 319 B&W illustrations. Questions welcome. CONTENT: The spread of Greek civilization through Europe and into Africa and the Near East began long before the classical period, long after Troy, Mycenae, and Knossos had fallen. This study gives an archaeologist’s view of one of the most important periods of European history, describing how, out of a time of reduced population and comparative penury, the Greeks set their sails north,… Read More