THE BRITISH MUSEUM YEARBOOK 1 - THE CLASSICAL TRADITION

London: British Museum Publ., Ltd, 1976. HC. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover). 291 B&W, 4 color ill.. ISBN 0714100455 "A 'new' annual publication for all those interested in the fields of Art and Archaeology, especially those interested in the work and collections of the British Museum." The theme of this first annual is THE CLASSICAL TRADITION, and has eight articles including: Reynold Higgins on MAGENTA WARE; M. Jessop Price with ARCHITECTURE ON ANCIENT COINS; J.E. Curtis on PARTHIAN GOLD FROM NINEVEH; R.A.G. Carson in GOLD AND SILVER COIN HOARDS AND THE END OF ROMAN BRITAIN; R.H. Pinder-Wilson on THE MALCOLM CELESTIAL GLOBE; Ruth Olitsky Rubinstein on A BACCHIC SARCOPHAGUS IN THE RENAISSANCE; Nicholas Turner with AN ATTACK ON THE ACCADEMIA DI S. LUCA; and Andrew Wilton assessing BLAKE AND THE ANTIQUE. 298pp.