The Engraved Gems of Classical Times: With a Catalogue of the Gems in the Fitzwilliam Museum

by John Henry Middleton

Book Overview

This monograph on classical engraved gems, which also contains a catalogue of the collection then held by the Fitzwilliam Museum, was published in 1891. J. Henry Middleton (1846-1896) was at the time the Director of the Museum and Slade Professor of Fine Art in Cambridge. His intention was to provide an introductory volume for students of archaeology which both traced the history of the use of engraved gemstones as seals and signets from Babylonian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108010040
• ISBN13: 9781108010047
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"