Description: Greek and Roman Sculpture in America. Masterpieces in Public Collections in the United States and Canada. Cornelius C. Vermeule. Hardcover with dust jacket. University of California Press. First edition 1981. 406 pages, 30 color, 336 black & white plates. 11.5" x 9". ISBN 0520043243. Excellent+ condition. The binding is square and tight. The pages are clean, no markings, no creasing or tears. The boards are clean, no wear. The dust jacket is clean, virtually no wear.Only is issue is 0.25" superficial pressure indentation on top edge of the back of the jacket that carries through to the top of the back board.Otherwise, copy is outstanding, never been read, and was in publisher's original shrink wrap which I removed to check the condition. "The nearly 350 objects beautifully displayed here demonstrate the variety of classical holdings in America. They range in time from prehistoric Cycladic marble statuettes to late Roman portraits and sarcophagi and come from all regions of the classical world. Eighty-one American and Canadian collections are represented, including both small university galleries and larger public museums." (dj) Contents as follows: Preface / by Jiri Frel -- Introduction, part I: Sculpture in the Greek and Roman worlds -- Introduction, part II: American collections and collectors -- Catalogue, I. Early Greek and archaic sculpture -- II. Classical sculpture of the fifth century B.C. -- III. Classical sculpture of the early fourth century B.C. -- IV. Cypriote sculpture -- V. Classical sculpture of the later fourth century B.C. -- VI. Classical funerary sculpture -- VII. Hellenistic portraits -- VIII. Hellenistic sculpture -- IX. Archaistic and neo attic sculpture -- X. Graeco-Roman sculpture -- XI. Roman sarcophagi -- XII. Other Roman sculpture -- XIII. Roman portraits -- XIV. Palmyrene funerary reliefs. "
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Book Title: Greek and Roman Sculpture in America
Original Language: English
Item Length: 9 in
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 11.5 in
Personalized: No
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Topic: Ancient World, Artists, Beauty, Cultural History, Museums, Periods of Art, Sculpture, Classical Sculpture, Greek Sculpture, Roman Sculpture, Classical History, Mythology
Item Width: 1 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: University of California Press
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 1981
Type: Picture Book
Author: Cornelius C. Vermeule
Genre: Ancient Literature, Art & Culture, History, Imagery, Religious & Spiritual
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 40 oz
Number of Pages: 406
