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2009The Greeks has provided a concise yet wide-ranging introduction to the culture of ancient Greece since its first publication. In this expanded second edition the best-selling volume offers a lucid survey that covers all the key elements of ancient Greek civilization from the age of Homer to the Hellenistic period It provides detailed discussions of the main trends in literature and drama, philosophy, art and architecture, with generous reference to original sources and places ancient Greek culture firmly in its political, social and historical context.and also includes a new chapter on Religion and Social Life. 256p. illus bibliography.index Book
1990"A survey of the visual arts of ancient Greece" 431p. illus bibliography.index. Book
1975Examines the textual and archaeological evidence for a reconstruction of Hittite history and geography, and suggests economic reasons which may have provided the dynamics for the internal organization and the imperial expansion of the Hittite empire.daily life in Late Bronze Age Anatolia, warfare, politics and religion, administration, literature, art, and architecture. His survey covers the cultures of other Anatolian peoples who came into contact with the Hittites-notably the Arzawans, whose kingdom in western Turkey was for much of the period a formidable obstacle to Hittite aspirations."206p. illus index. maps on end papers. Previous owner's card taped inside front cover Book
Small book for tourists about the Minoans and Knossos with 23p of text, 2 diagrams and illustrated with 35 postcard images identified in English, Italian, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese , , Book
1968279p. illus (some col) fold out time chart. bibliography index Book
1999Nigel Spivey sets the formation of the classical style in its proper historical context. He considers how Greek art was inextricably bound up with the social, religious, philosophical and political factors of the period and explains the art not only in terms of those who commissioned and created it, but also with reference to the archaeology of the places which hosted it. 448p. illus bibliography. index, Publishers postcard laid in. Book
1945Original vintage Penguin edition [A 106] It surveys Paleolithic to Iron age Britain. 160p.Published 1943 so the printing and paper quality as in war-time standards. Text complete and unmarked, some slight wear and tear to staples in original wraps. Book
2004the adventures of Glaukos Eumenides from the great civilization of the Minoan empire on the island of Crete during the late Bronze Age Author inscription on title page Book
1998The 25th Council of Europe Art Exhibition of 1998-2000 took the form of a major exhibit of Bronze Age artifacts from all the countries in the European Community. A collection of essays on life during the Bronze Age which cover society, climate, crafts, religion, and cults, in order to explain its significance to the development of European culture which was displayed at various locations : Copenhagen (December 19th,1989 - April 5.1999) Bonn (May7 - August 8th 1999) Paris (September 28, 1999- January 9, 2000) Athens (February 11 -May 7, 2000) A handsome illustrated volume 296p. bibliography.N0TE : A very large [25x28x3] and heavy [2kg] volume Book
1970Illustrated account of the legends surrounding Theseus, Ariadne and the Labyrinth of Crete, with a survey of the Bronze Age in Crete and the Aegean. 281p. plates (some col) bibliography.index. Book
2001"Until now, there has been no guidebook in English that covers the entire sweep of the Stone Age, Minoan, and Mycenaean cultures of Greece. The authors have made significant contributions both to our understanding of the earliest period of occupation of the Greek peninsula and to our understanding of the relationship between humans and their landscape through time. The book is engaging throughout and eminently readable." 202p. illus index. Book
1993(Lost Civilizations series) Troy, Thera, Crete Mycenae a well illustrated introduction of the archaeological discoveries of these Bronze age civilizations.index maps on end papers Book
1964296p. illus, bibliography, index. maps on endpapers Book
1974"A survey of the visual arts of ancient Greece" 424p. illus (some col) map. bibliography. index. Book
1971"Written as a Baedeker for the antiquities collector in need of an expert's straightforward advice.It will also assist him in avoiding the two major pitfalls of collecting : the purchase of mediocrities and forgeries" It includes over 200 black and white photographs and 21 color plates. and a chapter on coins by Herbert A.Cahn .258p. plates, illus. index. Book
1983Well illustrated tourist guide to Minoan archaeological sites in Crete . 176p.plates (col) Maps.illus.bibliography,index Book
1975[The Emergence of Man series# 17 ] A popular illustrated introduction to the ancient cultures of the Cyclades, Bronze Age, Minoans, Atlantis and the Myceneans. 141p. illus. map. index. Book
1975Illustrated guide to locations of stories in Homer and the Greek dramatists - the geography behind the myths. English translation by Barbara Michaels 144p. illus (some col.) decorated end papers Book
1974"This remarkable work is at once an impeccable piece of scholarship and an outstandingly beautiful volume. Written by thirteen eminent archaeologists and historians, and illustrated throughout with colour photographs of the highest quality .Never has Greek prehistory- from the Stone Age to the end of the Mycenaean civilization -been so thoroughly revealed and explored" 416p. illus.ibliography. maps. index. decorative end papers. From the library of Grace Irwin. Donor inscription on half-title. NOTE: this is a VERY large [31x24x3.5 cm] and heavy volume[2.6 kg] Book
1991Uncritical popular account of Schliemann and his discoveries. 191p.Illus. Bibliography.Index. Book
197479 unnumbered pages : illustrations, map . Book
1978Article by Joseph Judge "Minoans and Myceneans : Sea Kings of Greece" (pp.142-185) Book
1986Issue of National Geographic containing an illustrated article on Newfoundland Book
1956Portfolio of 12 large colour plates (13.25" x 13" 12") based on Bronze age art from Mycenae and Tiryns. 5 pages of introductory text by Polysemni Papaspyridi-Karouzou (1898-1994) who was a Classical archaeologist, the first woman to join the Greek Archaeological Service, and who worked as Curator of the ceramic collections in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens for over thirty years. NOTE : Aspioti [Elpis] printing was founded in 1873 in Corfu by Gerasimos Aspiotis. It merged with the Etairia Lithographias kai Kytiopoieias Athenon (ELKA) Aspioti-ELKA was the oldest company of its kind in Greece when it folded in 1997. Book