Greek art : from Oxford to Portugal and back again / Rui Morais ; with a foreword by Delfim Leão ; tribute to Maria Helen Da Rocha-Pereira.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morais, Rui, author.

Series:

Archaeopress archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Greek.

Pattern books--Greece--History.

Pattern books.

History.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour).

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2017]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

One of the most fascinating topics in the study of ancient art concerns artistic practices and models and the means of transmission of iconographic designs and decorative compositions. This phenomenon, although well known, has not drawn much attention of scholars of the ancient art. Apart from copies of originals, the practice dates back to the first civilizations and may be even older. The media used could be painted vignettes on papyri, paint on leather, or sketches painted on ostraca, used as pattern books. This issue is practically unheard of regarding ancient Greece, although a few media have been found which may have facilitated the transmission of iconographic designs and decorative compositions. In this study we present some examples that suggest the existence of pattern books in the Greek world.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 28 2017).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781784915872

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.