An encyclopedia of the history of classical archaeology / edited by Nancy Thomson de Grummond.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• De Grummond, Nancy Thomson.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Classical antiquities--Encyclopedias.
• Classical antiquities.
• Art, Classical--Encyclopedias.
• Art, Classical.
• Architecture, Classical--Encyclopedias.
• Architecture, Classical.
• Excavations (Archaeology)--Mediterranean Region--Encyclopedias.
• Excavations (Archaeology).
• Mediterranean Region.
• Archaeology and history--Mediterranean Region--Encyclopedias.
• Archaeology and history.

Genre:

• Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

2 volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, [1996]

Summary:

With 1,125 entries and 170 contributors, this is the first encyclopedia on the history of classical archaeology. It focuses on Greek and Roman material, but also covers the early cultures of the Bronze Age Aegeans and the Etruscans and manifestations of Greek and Roman culture in other parts of Europe and the Mediterranean Sea. Unlike recent studies focusing on the science of excavating, this book considers archaeological study in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the modern era. It includes entries on individuals whose activities influenced knowledge of sites and monuments and sites as seen, changed, and interpreted through time; entries on major works of art excavated during the Renaissance; and works that were known in the Middle Ages.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [1227]-1232] and index in volume 2.

ISBN:

• 0313220662
• 0313302049
• 0313302057

OCLC:

30979484