Masterpieces in Miniature: Engraved Gems from Prehistory to the Present

ISBN-13: 9781781300626 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 304 str.

Claudia Wagner;John Boardman

Opis

The creation of miniature intaglios - or incised carvings - which could be impressed on clay or wax was one of the earliest crafts of civilisation.

Recenzje

John Boardman and Claudia Wagner have brought to light a collection formed nearly a century ago, with many famous pieces not seen for decades and others never published before. The commentary is erudite, and the photos are spectacular. Jeffrey Spier, Senior Curator of Antiquities, J Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Spis treści

PrefaceAbbreviationsCatalogueGreek Bronze Age SealsSome Eastern SealsGeometric Greek and Island GemsArchaic Greek GemsClassical GemsGreco-Persian/Achaemenid GemsEtruscan and Etruscanising GemsGlass GemsHellenistic/Early Roman GemsGarnet Cabochon, Hellenistic/Roman GemsGreco-Roman and Roman GemsCameosLate CameosMetal Finger RingsIndexesIndex to SubjectsIndex to Previous CollectionsList of InscriptionsIndex of Impressions

O autorze

Claudia Wagner is Chief Researcher into Gems at the Classical Art Research Center and Beazley Archive at the University of Oxford, UK. Sir John Boardman, FBA, is Emeritus Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at the University of Oxford, UK.