Early Hellenistic Portraiture 1 Image, Style, Context

E-300: Cambridge University Press. Very Good. 2007. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Cambrdige University Press, Cambridge, UK. 2007. 312 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Remainder mark present to the top edge of the text block. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Examines the styles and contexts of portrait statues produced during one of the most dynamic eras of Western art, the early Hellenistic age. Often seen as the beginning of the Western tradition in portraiture, this historical period is here subjected to a rigorous interdisciplinary analysis. Using a variety of methodologies from a wide range of fields - anthropology, numismatics, epigraphy, archaeology, history, and literary criticism - an international team of experts investigates the problems of origins, patronage, setting, and meanings that have consistently marked this fascinating body of ancient material culture. EB; 11.1 X 8.5 X 0.9 inches; 312 pages .