Aegean Art and Architecture

by Donald Preziosi, Louise A. Hitchcock

Overview

This is the first comprehensive introduction to the art and architecture of mainland Greece, Crete, and the Cycladic Islands from 3300 to 1000 BCE. Ancient Aegean culture has a particularly important place within European history and art history because of its profound links to the origins of European civilization.

Paintings, pottery, objects made from gold, silver, and ivory, carved reliefs, textiles, and architecture, are all fully illustrated and discussed. The authors reveal the many different functions that this vast range of arts and artifacts served within the cultural and social context of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East.

Combining the latest research and critical approaches with an up-to-date historiography this book gives readers a clear understanding of Ancient Aegean visual arts and of our changing interpretations of this extraordinary era.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192842084
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/24/2000
Series:	Oxford History of Art
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	560,518
Product dimensions:	9.38(w) x 6.60(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

Donald Preziosi is Professor of Art History at UCLA, where he developed and directs the art history critical theory program, as well as the UCLA museum studies program.
Louise Hitchcock is a Research Associate of the Institute of Archaeology at UCLA. She received the prestigious Edward A. Dickson Fellowship on several occasions prior to completing her Ph.D., and was a Fellow of the American School of Classical Studies, Athens.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Aegean Art and Architecture, The environment; Discovering the Aegean World; Art and art history; Objectives; Organization.2. The Neolithic Period and the Prepalatial Early Bronze Age, Settlements; Burial practices.3. The First Palace Period, Middle Bronze Age palaces and villas; The vernacular tradition in Greece and Crete; Ritual practices; Summary.4. The Second Palace Period, Public art, private art, and the palatial architectural style; The Second Palaces: Knossos, Phaistos, Gournia, and Kato Zakro; Minoan villas: function and design; The terminology and typology of Minoan palatial buildings; The Minoan and Mycenaean spheres of influence; Religious practices; Burial practices.5. Mycenaean Domination and the Minoan Tradition, The Mycenaean palace at Pylos; The Mycenaean palace at Knossos; Haghia Triadha and Kommos; The continuation of Minoan building techniques in the Third Palace Period; Burial practices; The Mycenaean shrine at Phylakopi; The circuit walls at Mycenae and Tiryns.6. Conclusion: Disruptions, (Dis)Continuities, and the Bronze Age, The eastward migration of Aegean traditions; The international style; Cyprus, Palestine, and the Peoples of the Sea; Tradition and transformation; What goes around comes around: Daedalus returns to Crete.Notes; List of Illustrations; Bibliographic Essay; Timeline; Index

Editorial Reviews

"Excellent ... serves not only as an introduction to Aegean art history but also as a substantive contribution to art historical and archaeological method and theory."—Whitney Davis, John Evans Professor of Art History, Northwestern University

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