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A Legacy of Learning in Near Eastern Archaeology
ed. Peter Lacovara
Helene J. Kantor (July 15, 1919-January 13, 1993) was one of the last of the great generalists of the ancient world. This volume celebrates her scholarship with articles covering her wide-ranging interests with important studies on ancient Egypt, the Aegean, Iran and Classical civilization. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Art and the Senses in Ancient America
ed. María Luisa Vázquez de Ágredos Pascual et al.
This book explores the materiality and sensory dimensions of pre-Columbian art in Mesoamerica and the Andes. Chapters examine the physicochemical study of raw materials, sensory arts like music and cuisine, and the sociocultural meanings of textures, sounds, and scents, linking ancient practices to modern indigenous traditions. READ MORE
Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00
Reading Ancient Objects Inside Out: Greek Figure-Decorated Pottery in Portugal
ed. Rui Morais et al.
Collected papers examine ancient Greek vases in Portugal through two approaches: scripta explores mythological, literary, and cultural themes, while eikon provides an iconographic analysis. The study includes vases from Myths, Gods and Heroes and others of historical importance, including non-figurative examples.
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犍陀罗美术与希腊—罗马世界：简明导论
Peter Stewart
This book offers an introduction to Gandharan art and the mystery of its relationship with the Graeco-Roman world of the Mediterranean. It presents an accessible explanation of the ancient and modern contexts of Gandharan art, the state of scholarship on the subject, and guidance for further, in-depth study. Chinese language edition. READ MORE
Paperback: £24.99 | Open Access
In Search of the Dioskouroi. Image, Myth and Cult
Sarah V. Graham
This book re-examines the Greek Dioskouroi, Kastor and Polydeukes, exploring their roles in image, myth, and cult. Case studies focus on their homelands in myth – Sparta, Messene, and Argos – and areas where Greek mariners sought their protection. Findings suggest that, for the Greeks, the term ‘Dioskouroi’ may have held a specific votive meaning. READ MORE
Paperback: £48.00 | eBook: £16.00
Adolescente de Jalpan
María Teresa Muñoz Espinosa
This book proposes an interpretation of the iconographic elements and an iconological analysis of the Huastec sculpture of the so-called "Adolescente de Jalpan", which seems to be related to the iconography and iconology associated with the god Quetzalcoatl and his twin brother, Xolotl. READ MORE
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Treasures of the Gupta Empire
Sanjeev Kumar
A reference for history enthusiasts, scholars and collectors alike, this book offers a comprehensive guide to Gupta Dynasty numismatics. The 2nd edition sees all known Gupta coin issues documented, with updated classifications and notes on their rarity. A revised chronology is presented, using data from coins, inscriptions, seals and copper plates. READ MORE
Hardback: £120.00 | eBook: £16.00
Las domus de Bulla Regia (Túnez): arquitectura y decoración musiva
Raquel Rubio González
This book is a study of the architecture and decoration of the mosaic floors of the Roman private spaces of Bulla Regia, located in the northwest of Tunisia. The book is divided into six chapters which offer a complete overview of both the city in general and the domestic architecture and mosaic decoration of each of the domus. READ MORE
Paperback: £58.00 | eBook: £16.00
Art of Ancient India and the Aegean
A.S. Bhalla
This book examines similarities and differences between art in ancient Indian (Indus) civilizations and that of the Aegean civilizations. The comparison raises questions about possible cross-cultural influences, which became more significant following Alexander’s invasion and the subsequent adaptation of Indian art under the Indo-Greek kingdoms. READ MORE
Paperback: £32.00 | eBook: £16.00
Anthropomorphism, Anthropogenesis, Cognition
ed. Dragoş Gheorghiu et al.
Anthropomorphism could be described as a production of analogies generated by human cognition. It is present in the imaginary, mythologies, religions, and material culture of all ages. This book approaches anthropomorphism from the moment of anthropogenesis, tracing its presence in nature and material culture in prehistory and Antiquity. READ MORE
Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00
A Map of the Body, a Map of the Mind: Visualising Geographical Knowledge in the Roman World
Iain Ferris
This study considers the relationship between geography and power in the Roman world, most particularly the visualisation of geographical knowledge in myriad forms of geography products: geographical treatises, histories, poems, personifications, landscape representations, images of barbarian peoples, maps, itineraries, and imported foodstuffs. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
Ajanta’s Evolution: From Sāvakayāna to Bodhisatvayāna amid Hunnic Turmoil
Rajesh Kumar Singh
This book offers a new scholarly exploration of the rock-cut Ajanta Caves located in the modern-day Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India, their sculpture and paintings. The book meticulously traces the rise, transformation, and legacy of these architectural marvels from the late third century BC to around AD 480. READ MORE
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Water and the Law: Water Management in the Statutory Legislation of Later Communal Italy
Francesco Salvestrini
Investigating water resource law in the statutory legislation codified by commune, oligarchic and seigneurial governments in Northern and Central Italy from the 13th-14th centuries, this book explores the relationship between water management norms and the local environment, and the protection of inhabited areas from the danger of flooding. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | Open Access
Picta Nilotica Romana
Eleonora Voltan
An in-depth analysis of Roman paintings with a Nilotic theme, the study first introduces the classical texts on Egypt and provides an overview of landscape depiction in Roman art. An iconographic-archaeological catalogue of the 74 paintings is presented, followed by an analysis of the archaeological contexts in which these paintings are found. READ MORE
Paperback: £55.00 | Open Access
Gandharan Art and the Classical World: A Short Introduction
Peter Stewart
This book offers an introduction to Gandharan art and the mystery of its relationship with the Graeco-Roman world of the Mediterranean. It presents an accessible explanation of the ancient and modern contexts of Gandharan art, the state of scholarship on the subject, and guidance for further, in-depth study. READ MORE
Paperback: £19.99 | Open Access
How Pharaohs Became Media Stars: Ancient Egypt and Popular Culture
ed. Abraham I. Fernández Pichel
New media and its enormous diffusion in the last decades of the 20th century and up to the present has greatly increased and diversified the reception of Egyptian themes and motifs and Egyptian influence in various cultural spheres. This book seeks to provide new evidence of this interdisciplinarity between Egyptology and popular culture. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | Open Access
La fábrica del prestigio en Mesoamérica
Juliette Testard
The mural paintings of Cacaxtla offer the starting point for a discussion of cultural interactions and the fabrication of prestige. After the disintegration of the Teotihuacán system, this book considers how city-states of the Central Highlands transformed their material culture to construct new political discourses to establish local authority. READ MORE
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La Villa imperiale di Punta Eolo: Rivestimenti pavimentali e parietali del settore residenziale
Mariette de Vos Raaijmakers et al.
The Roman villa of Punta Eolo is a large ‘pavilion villa’ on the northern promontory of the island of Ventotene. A large number of fragmentary frescoes, stuccoes, pavement revetments and Campana reliefs were brought to light in the residential area of the Villa during the archaeological excavations by G.M. De Rossi in the years 1990-2005. READ MORE
Paperback: £75.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Skyband Group, Copán Honduras
David Webster
The Skyband Group is an impressive elite site in the urban core of Copán, Honduras, which is dominated by the palatial compounds of Maya sub-royal nobles. Such grandees often bore court titles showing that they were clients and officials of kings, but also competitors for political power, especially just before the dynastic collapse around AD 800. READ MORE
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Dogs, Past and Present
ed. Ivana Fiore et al.
This volume gathers contributions from scholars from a variety of disciplines to provide a comprehensive assessment of the importance of dogs through history. There is a focus on the necessity of an ‘interdisciplinary perspective’ to fully understand the fundamental role that dogs have played in our past. READ MORE
Paperback: £70.00 | Open Access
Don McCullin: Journeys across Roman Asia Minor
Barnaby Rogerson et al.
Don McCullin's photographs explore the mountains, valleys and coast of western Turkey, hunting out the most poignant and powerful ruins of the Roman Empire. His work offers a meditation on landscape, the effects of light on ancient stone, the way clouds animate the past, but it is also inescapably about past conflict. READ MORE
Hardback: £95.00
Art as Ritual Engagement in the Funerary Programme of Watetkhethor at Saqqara, c. 2345 BC
Barbara O’Neill
Art as Ritual Engagement is examined through a case study of feminised funerary representation in the repertoire of Watetkhethor, an elite woman interred in the mastaba tomb of her spouse, Mereruka, at Saqqara, c.2345-2181 BCE. READ MORE
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Les représentations de Mars Ultor sur les pierres gravées
Thibault Girard
Gems representing the Mars Ultor type were produced between the 1st and 4th centuries. Scattered around the world, the 240-odd engraved stones gathered here attest to the longevity and impact of the Augustan image in Roman iconography and allow us to follow the variations in meaning of the motif. READ MORE
Paperback: £34.00 | eBook: £16.00
Picturing Royal Charisma: Kings and Rulers in the Near East from 3000 BCE to 1700 CE
ed. Arlette David et al.
This book assesses how Middle Eastern leaders manipulated visuals to advance their rule from around 4500 BC to the 19th century AD. In nine fascinating narratives, it showcases the dynamics of long-lasting Middle Eastern traditions, dealing with the visualization of those who stood at the head of the social order. READ MORE
Paperback: £32.00 | Open Access
De luxuria propagata romana aetate. Roman luxury in its many forms
ed. Lluís Pons Pujol et al.
This book focuses on luxonomics, or the economy of luxury in Roman times, and how its study is an element that is essential to understanding the history of the period. Organised in chronological order, the evolution of the luxury economy is divided into areas of consumption, production, and criticism. READ MORE
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Gandhāran Art in Its Buddhist Context
ed. Wannaporn Rienjang et al.
This book considers Gandhāran art in relation to its religious contexts and meanings within ancient Buddhism. Addressing the responses of patrons and worshippers at the monasteries and shrines of Gandhāra, papers seek to understand more about why Gandhāran art was made and what its iconographical repertoire meant to ancient viewers. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | Open Access
RACTA II 2021: Ricerche di Archeologia Cristiana, Tarda Antichità e Alto Medioevo
ed. Domenico Benoci et al.
RACTA aims to provide a comprehensive overview of studies on Late Antique and Christian Archaeology, Art History, History, and Early Christian Literature being carried out by young scholars from all over the world. The variety of topics addressed by the 23 authors demonstrates an interdisciplinary methodological approach. READ MORE
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Soldados, Armas y Batallas en los grafitos históricos
ed. L. Alberto Polo Romero et al.
Papers consider various sets of historical military-themed graffiti (representations of battles, armaments, infrastructure, warriors and soldiers, slogans or proclamations, etc.), all of them drawings and/or messages engraved in spaces linked to defence culture (the walls of castles, barracks, sentry boxes, prisons or bunkers, among others). READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Ancient Art and its Commerce in Early Twentieth-Century Europe
ed. Guido Petruccioli
John Marshall (1862-1928) was an antiquities expert hired by the Metropolitan Museum of New York. An attentive observer of the antiquities trade, Marshall's archive, photographs and annotations on more than 1000 objects, shines light on the secretive world of art dealing and how objects arrived at the largest museums of Europe and North America. READ MORE
Hardback: £59.00 | eBook: £16.00
Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Properties in Arab States
Anas Al Khabour
Offering an overview of the phenomenon of illicit trafficking of cultural properties, this book serves as a reference point for governments, enforcement agencies, international organizations, stakeholders, and civil societies. The geographic focus is the Arab World: the countries in the Middle East, Gulf of Arabia, Horn of Africa and North Africa. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Drumlanrig: The Castle, its People and its Paintings
Richard Buccleuch et al.
With its pale pink sandstone, picturesque domes and dramatic setting, Drumlanrig is one of Scotland's most romantic castles, its history entwined with that of the country itself. The twists and turns of its story are here captured atmospherically in words and pictures. READ MORE
Hardback: £29.95
Drumlanrig: The Castle, its People and its Paintings
Richard Buccleuch et al.
With its pale pink sandstone, picturesque domes and dramatic setting, Drumlanrig is one of Scotland's most romantic castles, its history entwined with that of the country itself. The twists and turns of its story are here captured atmospherically in words and pictures. READ MORE
Paperback: £20.00
Acropolis 625: The Endoios Athena
Patricia A. Marx
An interdisciplinary in-depth study of an important Archaic statue of Athena, carved in c. 525 BC. The author’s detailed examination reveals that, unlike earlier seated statues, it is an active figure – a fully armed image of Athena Polias as defender of the city-state. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00
Le gemme romane e post-antiche del Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari
Miriam Napolitano
This volume provides a catalogue raisonné of around 200 engraved gems from the Roman and post-antique periods currently or formerly preserved in the National Archaeological Museum of Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy). READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
(Trans)missions: Monasteries as Sites of Cultural Transfers
Monika Brenišínová
This volume focuses on the Catholic tradition of consecrated life (vita religiosa) from the High Middle Ages to the present. It gathers papers by authors from various disciplinary backgrounds, in particular art history, history, anthropology and translation studies. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | Open Access
Wroxeter: Ashes under Uricon
Roger H. White
This book reflects on how people over time have viewed the abandoned Roman city of Wroxeter in Shropshire. It responds to three main artistic outputs: poetry, images and texts. It explores what locals and visitors thought of the site over time, and considers how access to the site has altered, impacting on who visits and what is understood. READ MORE
Paperback: £26.00 | eBook: £14.99
The Maritime Transport of Sculptures in the Ancient Mediterranean
Katerina Velentza
With a focus on the underwater context of sculptures retrieved from beneath the sea, this volume examines where, when, why and how sculptures were transported on the Mediterranean Sea during Classical Antiquity through the lenses of both maritime and classical archaeology. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Archaeologiae Una storia al plurale: Studi in memoria di Sara Santoro
ed. Sonia Antonelli et al.
Dedicated to the late Sara Santoro, an archaeologist and multifaceted scholar who worked actively in Italy, France and Albania, this volume is divided into Six sections, considering topics that include iconography and philology; Adriatic studies; field research; valorisation and planning in cultural heritage; 'minor' settlements; and more. READ MORE
Paperback: £110.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Birth and Development of the Idealized Concept of Arcadia in the Ancient World
Antonio Corso
Bringing together for the first time all the available evidence for the origination and development of the concept of Arcadia, from the Homeric period to the early Roman Empire, this book brings to light a treasure-trove of evidence, both well-known and obscure or fragmentary, filling a significant gap in the scholarly bibliography. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Moving on from Ebla, I crossed the Euphrates: An Assyrian Day in Honour of Paolo Matthiae
ed. Davide Nadali et al.
Six articles by leading scholars on the culture of the Assyrian world pay homage to Paolo Matthiae, known internationally for the discovery of the site of ancient Ebla in Syria. The articles deal with different aspects of Assyrian culture, with innovative and sometimes unexpected points of view, including its reception in the modern world. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Image and Identity in the Ancient Near East: Papers in memoriam Pierre Amiet
ed. Laura Battini
This volume, consisting of two parts, gathers papers in honour of Pierre Amiet. Part 1 analyses the body as a biological entity as well as a social, sexual and cultural identity (persona). Part 2 includes articles closely related to the specialisms of Amiet: glyptics, state formation, and the organisation of craftsmen and statuary. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Light of Devotion: Oil Lamps of Kerala
Carol Radcliffe Bolon
This in-depth study of the medieval oil lamps of Kerala and beyond considers these art objects as primary sources for a broader discussion on the ritual use of Hindu oil lamps, their related and unique cultural history, their motifs, style and subject matter. From an understudied region, many of the pieces presented are previously unpublished. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Boughton: The House, its People and its Collections
Richard Buccleuch et al.
It was the dream of the Duke of Buccleuch’s ambitious forebear Ralph, 1st Duke of Montagu, to transform his ancestral home in Northamptonshire from a Tudor manor house into a grand seat with the majesty that had so impressed him at Versailles when he was Charles II’s envoy to the court of Louis XIV. READ MORE
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The Rediscovery and Reception of Gandhāran Art
ed. Wannaporn Rienjang et al.
From the archaeologists and smugglers of the Raj to the museums of post-partition Pakistan and India, from coin-forgers and contraband to modern Buddhism and contemporary art, this fourth volume of the Gandhāra Connections project presents the most recent research on the factors that mediate our encounter with Gandhāran art. READ MORE
Paperback: £40.00 | Open Access
A Quaint & Curious Volume: Essays in Honor of John J. Dobbins
ed. Dylan K. Rogers et al.
Contributions in honour of John J. Dobbins, Professor of Roman Art and Archaeology at the University of Virginia, offers new readings of archaeological data and art, illustrating the impact that one professor can have on the wider field of Roman art and archaeology through the continuing work of his students. READ MORE
Hardback: £49.00 | Open Access
Hunde in der römischen Antike: Rassen/Typen - Zucht - Haltung und Verwendung
Heidelinde Autengruber-Thüry
This study considers the living environment of the dog in Roman antiquity, based on literary and iconographic sources as well as archaeological and archaeozoological finds. The book asserts that dogs played an important role in many areas of life, such that everyday life in the Classical world could not be imagined without them. READ MORE
Paperback: £70.00 | eBook: £16.00
I reperti e i motivi egizi ed egittizzanti a Pompei
Nikola D. Bellucci
This volume presents a synthesis of research on Egyptian and Egyptianizing material from Pompeii. Starting from the historical context in which to frame these phenomena and proceeding with a review of terminology, the work provides the first up-to-date corpus of Egyptian and Egyptianizing subjects and finds from the famous archaeological site. READ MORE
Paperback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00
A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings at Wilton House
Francis Russell
The collection of pictures at Wilton has been celebrated since the seventeenth century; and its historic arrangement is uniquely well documented in a series of catalogues of which the first, issued in 1731, was the earliest such publication about any private collection in England. This volume is the first publication of the collection. READ MORE
Hardback: £80.00
Enemy – Stranger – Neighbour: The Image of the Other in Moche Culture
Janusz Z. Wołoszyn
'Enemy – Stranger – Neighbour: The Image of the Other in Moche Culture' is dedicated to artistic renderings of the Recuay people in Moche art, in all available and preserved media. This study offers an analysis of several dozen complex, painted and bas-relief scenes and several hundred mould-pressed, sculpted depictions of foreigners in Moche art. READ MORE
Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00
Spectacle and Display: A Modern History of Britain’s Roman Mosaic Pavements
Michael Dawson
Antiquarian interest in the Roman period mosaics of Britain began in the 16th century. This book is the first to explore responses and attitudes to mosaics, not just at the point of discovery but during their subsequent history. It is a field which has received scant attention and provides a compelling insight into the agency of these remains. READ MORE
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Visions of the Roman North: Art and Identity in Northern Roman Britain
Iain Ferris
This is the first book to analyse art from the northern frontier zones of Roman Britain and to interpret the meaning and significance of this art in terms of the formation of a regional identity. It argues that a distinct and vibrant visual culture flourished in the north, primarily due to its status as a heavily militarized frontier zone. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Natter’s Museum Britannicum: British gem collections and collectors of the mid-eighteenth century
John Boardman et al.
This book presents the first comprehensive publication of Lorenz Natter’s (1705- 1763) Museum Britannicum, offering full discussion in English and presenting Natter’s drawings and comments alongside modern information on the ancient and later engraved gems that can be identified and located through fresh research. READ MORE
Paperback: £55.00
A Catalogue of the Sculpture Collection at Wilton House
ed. Peter Stewart et al.
The Wilton House sculptures constituted one of the largest and most celebrated collections of ancient art in Europe, formed around the late 1710s and 1720s by Thomas Herbert, the eccentric 8th Earl of Pembroke. Lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned photographs, this catalogue offers the first comprehensive publication of the collection. READ MORE
Hardback: £90.00
The Global Connections of Gandhāran Art
ed. Wannaporn Rienjang et al.
This volume addresses directly the question of cross-cultural influence on and by Gandhāran art. The contributors wrestle with old controversies, particularly the notion that Gandhāran art is a legacy of Hellenistic Greek rule in Central Asia and the growing consensus around the important role of the Roman Empire in shaping it. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | Open Access
A Classical Archaeologist’s Life: The Story so Far
John Boardman
Sir John Boardman is one of the foremost experts on ancient Greek art. His autobiography offers a mixture of scholarly reminiscence, reflection on family life, travelogue, and critique of classical scholarship worldwide. Illustrated with pictures of travels, friends and home life, it reflects on his experiences of more than 90 years. READ MORE
Paperback: £25.00 | eBook: £9.99
EurASEAA14 Volume I: Ancient and Living Traditions
ed. Helen Lewis
This volume comprises papers originally presented at the EurASEAA14 conference in 2012, updated for publication. It focuses on topics under the broad themes of archaeology and art history, epigraphy, philology, historic archaeology, ethnography, ethnoarchaeology, ethnomusicology, materials studies, and long-distance trade and exchange. READ MORE
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Glazed Brick Decoration in the Ancient Near East
ed. Anja Fügert et al.
Glazed bricks applied as a new form of colourful and glossy architectural decor first started to appear in the early Iron Age on monumental buildings of the Ancient Near East. This volume provides an updated overview of the development of glazed bricks and scientific research on the topic. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | Open Access
Domi militiaeque: Militär- und andere Altertümer
Günther E. Thüry
This volume, in honour of the Austrian scholar Prof. Dr Hannsjörg Ubl, contains 24 contributions covering a wide range of topics. The focus is on Ancient Greece and Rome, but the volume also includes papers about the Langobards, renaissance replicas of classical sculpture, and the archaeology of World War I. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
Barbaric Splendour: The Use of Image Before and After Rome
ed. Toby F. Martin et al.
This book comprises a collection of essays comparing late Iron Age and Early Medieval art. Fundamentally, the book asks what making images meant on the fringe of the expanding or contracting Roman empire, particularly as the art from both periods drew heavily from – but radically transformed – imperial imagery. READ MORE
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Engraved Gems and Propaganda in the Roman Republic and under Augustus
Paweł Gołyźniak
This book studies small but highly captivating artworks from antiquity – engraved gemstones. These objects had multiple applications, and the images upon them captured snapshots of people's beliefs, ideologies, and everyday occupations. They provide a unique perspective on the propaganda of Roman political leaders, especially Octavian/Augustus. READ MORE
Hardback: £90.00 | Open Access
‘Scènes de Gynécées’ Figured Ostraca from New Kingdom Egypt
Joanne Backhouse
This work examines images of women and children drawn on ostraca from Deir el-Medina, referred to in previous scholarship as ‘Scènes de Gynécées’. This publication represents the first systematic study of this material, and it brings together ostraca from museums worldwide to form a corpus united contextually, thematically and stylistically. READ MORE
Paperback: £28.00 | eBook: £16.00
Weaving in Stones: Garments and Their Accessories in the Mosaic Art of Eretz Israel in Late Antiquity
Aliza Steinberg
This book, copiously illustrated throughout, studies the garments and their accessories worn by some 245 figures represented on approximately 41 mosaic floors (some only partially preserved) that once decorated both public and private structures within the historical-geographical area of Eretz Israel in Late Antiquity. READ MORE
Paperback: £55.00 | eBook: £16.00
Sources of Han Décor: Foreign Influence on the Han Dynasty Chinese Iconography of Paradise (206 BC-AD 220)
Sophia-Karin Psarras
Using archaeological data to examine the development of Han dynasty Chinese art (206 BC-AD 220), this book focusses on the iconography of paradise. Influence from the Chinese Bronze Age is discussed along with a surprisingly profound debt to Greece, the Near East and the steppe. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
En Sofía mathitéfsantes: Essays in Byzantine Material Culture and Society in Honour of Sophia Kalopissi-Verti
ed. Charikleia Diamanti et al.
The 30 studies presented here are dedicated to Sophia Kalopissi-Verti, Emerita of Byzantine Archaeology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. They cover a large variety of topics presenting unpublished archaeological material, suggesting new approaches to various aspects of Byzantine archaeology, material culture and art history. READ MORE
Paperback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00
Public Archaeology: Arts of Engagement
ed. Howard Williams et al.
This collection, stemming from the 2nd University of Chester Archaeology Student Conference 'Archaeo-Engage: Engaging Communities in Archaeology' (April 2017), provides original perspectives on public archaeology’s current practices and future potentials focusing on art/archaeological media, strategies and subjects. READ MORE
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La parure en callaïs du Néolithique européen
ed. Guirec Querré et al.
Callaïs refers to the green stones from which the remarkable ornaments discovered in several Neolithic sites in Western Europe are made. This volume brings together the contributions of the best European specialists in callaïs, variscite and turquoise, who spoke at a symposium on this ancient gemstone held in April 2015 in Carnac. READ MORE
Hardback: £130.00 | Open Access
The Geography of Gandhāran Art
ed. Wannaporn Rienjang et al.
This second volume of the Gandhāra Connections project at Oxford University’s Classical Art Research Centre aims to pick apart the regional geography of Gandhāran art, presenting new discoveries at particular sites, textual evidence, and the challenges and opportunities of exploring Gandhāra’s artistic geography. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | Open Access
Greek Art in Motion: Studies in honour of Sir John Boardman on the occasion of his 90th Birthday
ed. Rui Morais et al.
Over 50 papers, first presented at the international congress ‘Greek Art in Motion’ (Lisbon, 2017) in honour of Sir John Boardman’s 90th Birthday, are collected here under the following headings: Sculpture, Architecture, Terracotta & Metal, Greek Pottery, Coins, Greek History & Archaeology, Greeks Overseas, Reception & Collecting, Art & Myth. READ MORE
Paperback: £75.00 | eBook: £16.00
Artistic Practices and Archaeological Research
ed. Dragoş Gheorghiu et al.
This volume – which has come about through a collaborative venture between Dragos Gheorghiu (archaeologist and professional visual artist) and Theodor Barth (anthropologist) – aims at expanding the field of archaeological research with an anthropological understanding of practices that include artistic methods. READ MORE
Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Hypogeum of the Aurelii
John Bradley
This book examines the frescoes of one of the most enigmatic funerary monuments of ancient Rome: the three chambers of the Hypogeum of the Aurelii. This is the first study in modern times to examine all the extant images in detail. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Perspectives on materiality in ancient Egypt: Agency, Cultural Reproduction and Change
ed. Maynart Érika et al.
Growing out of a colloquium organised in São Paulo in March 2016, here Nine papers approach the potential of materiality in Ancient Egypt based on several case studies covering a wide range of topics such as Egyptian art, recent perspectives on sex and gender, hierarchies, and the materiality of textual sources and images. READ MORE
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The Life and Works of W.G. Collingwood
Malcolm Craig
This well researched biography provides a comprehensive account of the life and works of William Gershom Collingwood (1854-1932), a nineteenth century polymath whose story should be better known. He was a noted friend and colleague of John Ruskin, whose secretary he later became. READ MORE
Paperback: £25.00 | eBook: £16.00
Representations of Animals on Greek and Roman Engraved Gems
Idit Sagiv
A comprehensive study of the depictions of animals and their significance on Greek and Roman gems. The work examines the associations between animal depictions and the type of gemstone and its believed qualities. The study also compares the representation of animals on gems to other, larger media, and analyses the differences. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Commemorating Conflict: Greek Monuments of the Persian Wars
Xavier Duffy
A holistic study of how the Greek peoples (of primarily the classical period) collectively commemorated the Persian Wars. This work analyses commemorative objects, places, and groups for a complete representation of the commemorative tradition. READ MORE
Paperback: £26.00 | eBook: £16.00
Composite Artefacts in the Ancient Near East
ed. Silvana Di Paolo
This volume represents a first attempt to conceptualise the construction and use of composite artefacts in the Ancient Near East by looking at the complex relationships between environments, materials, societies and materiality. READ MORE
Paperback: £24.00 | eBook: £16.00
Egyptian Predynastic Anthropomorphic Objects
Ryna Ordynat
The aim of this study is to examine Anthropomorphic objects from the Egyptian Predynastic in terms of their original context to determine what role they played in Predynastic burials. A database comprising all provenanced anthropomorphic Predynastic objects has been composed in order to conduct a detailed analysis. READ MORE
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Problems of Chronology in Gandhāran Art
ed. Wannaporn Rienjang et al.
‘Problems of Chronology in Gandhāran Art’ is the first publication of the Gandhāra Connections project at the University of Oxford’s Classical Art Research Centre. It presents the proceedings of the first of three international workshops on fundamental questions in the study of Gandhāran art, held at Oxford in March 2017. READ MORE
Paperback: £32.00 | Open Access
Great Waterworks in Roman Greece
ed. Georgia A. Aristodemou et al.
This volume is the first presentation of large scale waterworks in the Greek provinces of the Roman Empire. As a collective work, it brings together a wide body of experts from the newly emerged and expanding field of water technology and water archaeology in Roman Greece, and it fills an essential gap in archaeological research. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Mosaici funerari tardoantichi in Italia
Luigi Quattrocchi
The potential of tomb mosaics as an academic resource has often been underestimated and consequently they have only been partially analysed not only in Italy but also throughout the Western Mediterranean. This work is intended to shed a new light on these finds, which are often incomplete, lost, or little studied. READ MORE
Paperback: £20.00 | eBook: £16.00
Augustus: From Republic to Empire
ed. Grażyna Bąkowska-Czerner et al.
Proceedings from the conference ‘AUGUSTUS. 23 September 63 BC – 19 August 14 AD – 2000 years of divinity’ held in Kakow, 2014. Papers deal with a variety of topics ranging from architecture, urban issues and painting to fine art represented by glyptics and numismatics. READ MORE
Paperback: £34.00 | eBook: £16.00
Immagini del tempo degli dei, immagini del tempo degli uomini
Ciro Parodo
Iconography found in Roman and Byzantine illustrated calendars can be divided into three themes: astrological-astronomical, festive-ritual and rural-seasonal. This volume presents an in-depth study of the connections between the meaning of the iconography of the illustrated calendars and their historical and cultural context. READ MORE
Paperback: £42.00 | eBook: £16.00
Elements of Continuity
George Azzopardi
The stones dealt with in this study are non-figural (or aniconic) or, sometimes, semi-figural. They come from ritual contexts and, as such, act as a material representation of divine presence in their role as betyls. The Maltese islands are presented as a case study to demonstrate the phenomenon of continuity through a study of these stones. READ MORE
Paperback: £18.00 | eBook: £16.00
Imágenes de centauros en los vasos áticos de figuras negras y de figuras rojas
María Herranz
The centaur, a hybrid being with the body of horse and a human head and torso, first appeared in the mountains of Thessaly. This book is composed of a catalogue divided into nine chapters. Each chapter comprises catalogue entries for a number of black-figure and red-figure Attic vases. READ MORE
Paperback: £54.00 | Free Download | eBook Institution: £10.00
Die Ausrüstung der römischen Armee auf der Siegessäule des Marcus Aurelius in Rom
Boris Alexander Nikolaus Burandt
The reliefs of the column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome are used extensively for the illustration of Roman soldiers. However, there is no direct comparison between this work of official Roman art and the archaeological finds. This book aims to address this lacuna. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
Le guerrier, le chat, l’aigle, le poisson et la colonne: la voie spiralée des signes
Serge Collet
Collet brings a new approach to the study of the Phaistos Disc, one of the most studied documents of the Minoan civilization. It’s not a deciphering but an interpretation, a depiction of the Minoan Weltanschauung through the symbols on the Disc and their connections with reality. READ MORE
Paperback: £19.00 | eBook: £16.00
Egypt 2015: Perspectives of Research
ed. Mladen Tomorad et al.
This volume presents proceedings from the Seventh European Conference of Egyptologists, Zagreb, Croatia 2015. READ MORE
Paperback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00
Large Scale Rhodian Sculpture of Hellenistic and Roman Times
Kalliope Bairami
This volume presents the large-scale Rhodian sculpture of the Hellenistic and Roman period through the publication of sixty unpublished sculptures of life size or larger than life size, together with forty-five sculptures already published. READ MORE
Paperback: £90.00 | Free Download | eBook Institution: £10.00
Greek Art: From Oxford to Portugal and Back Again
Rui Morais
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 study presents some examples that suggest the existence of pattern books Ancient Greece. READ MORE
Paperback: £20.00 | eBook: £16.00
Birds, Beasts and Burials: A study of the human-animal relationship in Romano-British St. Albans
Brittany Elayne Hill
Birds, Beasts and Burials examines human-animal relationships as found in the mortuary record within the area of Verulamium that is now situated in the modern town of St. Albans. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Death of the Maiden in Classical Athens
Katia Margariti
The present study examines the death of maidens in classical Athens, combining the study of Attic funerary iconography with research on classical Attic maiden burials, funerary inscriptions, tragic plays, as well as the relevant Attic myths READ MORE
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Recent Investigations in the Puuc Region of Yucatán
ed. Meghan Rubenstein
Papers focus on the history of the Puuc region, Yucatán, incorporating archaeological, architectural, epigraphic, and iconographic studies. READ MORE
Paperback: £33.00 | eBook: £16.00
Mesoamerican Religions and Archaeology
Aleksandar Boškovic et al.
The main goal of this book is to produce a methodologically sound and ethically valid interdisciplinary introduction into the exciting world of ancient Mesoamerica. READ MORE
Paperback: £22.00 | eBook: £16.00
Archaeology with Art
ed. Helen Chittock et al.
Based on a 2013 Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) conference session, this book aims to merge the perspectives of artists and archaeologists on making art. It explores the relationship between archaeology and art practice, the interactions between materials and practitioners, and the processes that result in the objects and images we call ‘art’. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
Boughton: The House, its People and its Collections
Richard Scott et al.
In this sumptuous portrait of Boughton House, known as ‘the English Versailles’, the present Duke sets the scene with a history of his ancestors who acquired the Northamptonshire manor in the reign of Henry VIII. Ralph, 1st Duke of Montagu (1638–1709), Charles II’s envoy to Louis XIV, transformed Boughton into a palatial homage to French culture. READ MORE
Paperback: £17.95
Making Pictures of War
Laura Battini
This book brings together the main discussions that took place at an international conference on the iconology of war in the ancient Near East, a subject never addressed at an international meeting before. READ MORE
Paperback: £24.00 | eBook: £16.00
Potamikon: Sinews of Acheloios
Nicholas J. Molinari et al.
This book, Potamikon, presents an investigation into the origin and identity of the man-faced bull, as well as a catalogue of coins. READ MORE
Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00
Drawings in Greek and Roman Architecture
Antonio Corso
This book is an essay on architectural drawings of the Greek and Roman world. READ MORE
Paperback: £25.00 | eBook: £16.00
Diseños geométricos en los mosaicos del Conventus Astigitanus
Sebastián Vargas Vázquez
This volume focuses on the study of the geometric designs documented in the mosaics of the Conventus Astigitanus, one of the four conventi iuridici of Roman Baetica. READ MORE
Paperback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00
Intellectual and Spiritual Expression of Non-Literate Peoples
ed. Emmanuel Anati
Proceedings of the UISPP World Congress
Proceedings of the XVII UISPP World Congress (1–7 September 2014, Burgos, Spain) 1
Proceedings of the session 'Intellectual and Spiritual Expression of Non-literate Peoples', part of the XVII World UISPP Congress, held in Burgos, 2014. The session brought together experts from various disciplines to share experience and scientific approaches for a better understanding of human creativity and behaviour in prehistory. READ MORE
Paperback: £55.00 | Open Access
Stone Carving of the Hospitaller Period in Rhodes: Displaced pieces and fragments
Anna-Maria Kasdagli
The work presents 230 stone carvings of the Hospitaller period in Rhodes (1309-1522), which for various reasons are no longer in their original setting. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Prehistoric Art as Prehistoric Culture
ed. Primitiva Bueno-Ramírez et al.
The diverse papers in this volume, published in honour of Professor de Balbin, cover a wide variety of the decorated caves which traditionally defined Palaeolithic art, as well as the open-air art of the period, a subject in which he has done pioneering work at Siega Verde and elsewhere. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Mysterious Wall Paintings of Teleilat Ghassul, Jordan: In Context
Bernadette Drabsch
This volume is primarily concerned with the re-analysis of the wall paintings from the Jordanian Chalcolithic period (ca. 4700-3700 BC) settlement site of Teleilat Ghassul, first excavated in 1929 by scholars from the Pontifical Biblical Institute Rome and latterly by Australians from the University of Sydney. READ MORE
Paperback: £34.00 | eBook: £16.00
L’oblique dans le monde grec
Thibault Girard
Explores the ancient Greeks' apprehension (or lack thereof) of the concept of oblique. The study of written and figurative languages each bring a different and complementary perspective. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Word Becomes Image: Openwork vessels as a reflection of Late Antique transformation
Hallie G. Meredith
Presents a diachronic investigation providing a rich case study as well as an approach tracing the contours of a category of Roman material culture defined by the Roman period technique of openwork carving. This work shows how openwork vessels are a reflection of a wide-reaching Roman cultural aesthetic. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
Royal Statues in Egypt 300 BC-AD 220
Elizabeth Brophy
The aim of this book is to approach Ptolemaic and Imperial royal sculpture in Egypt dating between 300 BC and AD 220 from a contextual point of view. To collect together the statuary items that are identifiably royal and have a secure archaeological context, within Egypt. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Traditio Legis: Anatomy of an Image
Robert Couzin
This monograph engages in a close reading of the traditio legis, highlighting its novelty and complexity to early Christian viewers. The image is analyzed as a conflation of two distinct forms of representation, each constructed of unusual and potentially multivalent elements. READ MORE
Paperback: £29.00 | eBook: £16.00
Stone Trees Transplanted? Central Mexican Stelae of the Epiclassic and Early Postclassic and the Question of Maya ‘Influence’
Keith Jordan
Stelae dating to the Epiclassic and Early Postclassic from Tula, Xochicalco, and other sites in Central Mexico have been cited as evidence of Classic Maya `influence' on Central Mexican art during these periods. This book re-evaluates these claims via detailed comparative analysis of the Central Mexican stelae and their claimed Maya counterparts. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
L’incoronazione celeste nel mondo Bizantino
Andrea Torno Ginnasi
This study deals with the iconographic theme of imperial Byzantine heavenly coronation, or Andre Grabar's couronnement symbolique, with particular attention to fine arts and numismatics. READ MORE
Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Triumph of Dionysos
John Boardman
Dionysos carried the blessing of wine to the whole world, and his triumphant return from India became a popular subject for the arts of Greece and Rome in many media. The iconography survived the ancient world into Renaissance and neo-Classical arts, and may even have contributed to the practices of modern circus parades. READ MORE
Paperback: £20.00 | eBook: £16.00
Bowhill: The House, its People and its Paintings
Richard Buccleuch et al.
Bowhill started life as a modest Georgian villa bought for political reasons. The art collection was consolidated when Henry, the enlightened 3rd Duke, and his wife, Elizabeth, united three great families of Montagu, Douglas and Scott. They left to later generations to transform Bowhill into a huge mansion and add great treasures to its collection. READ MORE
Paperback: £12.95
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