GREEK ART - REVISED EDITION - 249 PLATES

The beginnings of Western Art are to be sought in the arts of ancient Greece.  There the standards and conventions of an art form which has satisfied Rome, the Renaissance and much of the modern world were first evolved and perfected.  Origins are worth studying for their own sakes, but there are several reasons why our knowledge of Greek art should go further than appreciation of the perfection and beauty of the masterpieces of Classical Athens.  Greek art had its own beginnings too, and not the least impressive thing about its history is the speed and sureness with which it developed from abstract geometry, through idealised representations of the human body at rest or in action, to a full range of expressive and emotional studies.  Professor Boardman presents it as a live and changing subject, to be enjoyed in its full variety and not only in its better-known masterpieces.   Packed with informative detail and yet readable and wholly clear.  This 252 page softcover has 249 plates - 30 of which are in colour.  This has been used as a reference book and there are many pages which have highlighting and underlining to text and notations in pen and pencil and original price and owner's name has been crossed out in texta, but in spite of all this it is otherwise in a good, tight, clean condition.  A great one for the art enthusiast!