| Corinthian Conventionalizing Pottery Volume VII Part Edition Contributor(s): Risser, Martha K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0876610750 ISBN-13: 9780876610756 Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athen OUR PRICE: $95.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2001 Annotation: Corinthian Conventionalizing pottery is a fine ware produced during the 6th, 5th, and 4th centuries B.C. While Athenian workshops produced black- and red-figured vases, their Corinthian counterparts were decorating vases predominantly with black and red bands, patterns, and floral motifs. This book provides a full and comprehensive study of Corinthian Conventionalizing pottery found during the American School of Classical Studies excavations at Ancient Corinth. Through the examination of contextual information, shape development, and changes in the style of painting, a chronology of the vases is proposed, and this is followed by a discussion of painters, workshops, and groups. Evidence for systematic export is also presented. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Pottery & Ceramics - History | Ancient - Greece - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 738.382 |
| LCCN: 00025741 |
| Series: Corinth |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 8.88" W x 12.5" (2.63 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Corinthian Conventionalizing pottery is a fine ware produced during the 6th, 5th, and 4th centuries B.C. While Athenian workshops produced black- and red-figured vases, their Corinthian counterparts were decorating vases predominantly with black and red bands, patterns, and floral motifs. This book provides a full and comprehensive study of Corinthian Conventionalizing pottery found during the American School's excavations at ancient Corinth. Through the examination of contextual information, shape development, and changes in the style of painting, a chronology of the vases is proposed. This is followed by a discussion of painters, workshops, and groups. Evidence for systematic export is also presented. |