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Art and Archaeology of the Greek World: A New History, C.2500BCE-C.150BCE
Richard T. Neer
Thames & Hudson
London
2012
400 pp.
ISBN 978 0 500 05166 5
£35
Available in the USA as Greek Art and Archaeology: A New History, C.2500BCE-C.1 50BCE (ISBN 978 0 500 28877 1 $100)
Keywords Ancient history, Archaeology, Arts, Greece
Review DOI 1 0.1 1 08/095041 21 21 1 233934
As I first examined this book two remarks that I have made about other titles in the past both came back to me; and as I examined it more closely those remarks were reinforced both individually and in relation to one another, as I shall explain. The first remark I recall making previously is that "this is a typical Thames & Hudson product". By that I mean, of course, that it is excellendy designed, beautifully and prolifically illustrated and printed and bound to the highest standards. The second remark was that the book can still show the online database a trick or two: once you have bought this book you do not have to switch it on, remember a password, wait while it loads or worry about whether you remembered to renew the subscription. Just open the book and it is all here.
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