Art of the Ancient World: Painings, Pottery, Sculpture, Architecture from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Crete, Greece, and Rome

Published by Prentice Hall/Abrams, New York, 1977, hardcover, illustrated, index, 530 pages, 23 cms x 30 cms x 5.5 cms, condition: very good.

An unusual privilege awaits the reader of this volume -- an opportunity to view the art of the ancient world through the discerning eyes of two famed scholars. Together they have created a volume of lasting value covering one of the grandest spans of the world's history. Among its themes are the kingship of the Egyptian Pharaoh, the fierce animal power of Mesopotamian deities, the puzzling vitality of Cretan art, the warmth and humanity seen in Greek vase painting and sculpture, and the stately rigor of Roman portraiture. Seven hundred illustrations, of rare material as well as the more familiar masterworks, amplify the discussion; a good number are reproduced in full color. -

Part One:. H.A. Groenewegen-Frankfort.:Egypt -- Mesopotamia -- Crete and Mycenae

Part two.  Bernard Ashmole :Introduction to Greek art -- The Protogeometric and Geometric Periods (1000-700 B.C.) -- Orientalizing art and the formation of the archaic style (700-600 B.C.) -- The Archaic Period (600-480 B.C.) -- The early Classical Period (480-450 B.C.) -- The Classical Period (450-330 B.C.) -- Hellenistic art (330-146 B.C.) 

Part Three. . Bernard Ashmole. Cyprus -- Etruscan art -- Roman art