| The Furniture and Furnishings of Ancient Greek Houses and Tombs Contributor(s): Andrianou, Dimitra (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521760879 ISBN-13: 9780521760874 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2009 Annotation: In this book, Dimitra Andrianou analyzes the furniture and furnishings found in late Classical and Hellenistic houses, tombs, and inscriptions of ancient Greece. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Design | Furniture - Design | History & Criticism - Art | History - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 749.093 |
| LCCN: 2008037421 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7" W x 10" (1.45 lbs) 230 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this book, Dimitra Andrianou analyzes the furniture and furnishings found in late Classical and Hellenistic houses, tombs, and inscriptions of ancient Greece. Questioning the wealth of images of furniture as portrayed on vases, she focuses on the actual remains of furniture found in houses; analyzes the symbolic nature of elaborate furniture used in every day and in the afterlife; discusses their types and uses in houses, tombs, and sanctuaries; and assembles their ancient vocabulary. The material evidence has been gathered from sites throughout the entire area of Greece that was ruled by the Macedonian kings and is supported by material and literary comparanda from contemporary neighboring sites. |
Contributor Bio(s): Andrianou, Dimitra: - Dimitra Andrianou is Researcher in Hellenistic History and Archaeology at the National Hellenic Research Foundation in Athens. A recipient of fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation, the Leventis Foundation and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, she has excavated extensively in Greece, Cyprus, and Asia Minor. |