Ancient Greece: Art, Architecture, and History

by Kenneth Lapatin and Marina Belozerskaya

Book Overview

Since antiquity, the achievements of the Greeks in art and architecture have elicited great admiration. From the Parthenon and the other temples on the Acropolis of Athens to the fabled palace of King Minos at Knossos on Crete to the walled city of Mycenae-home of the Trojan leader Agamemnon-Greek art and architecture continue to this day to fascinate visitors to Greece and influence Western aesthetics.
This informative handbook traces Greek art...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892366958
• ISBN13: 9780892366958
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"