Aegean Art and Architecture

Professor of Art History Donald Preziosi; Both Department of Art History Louise A Hitchcock
Oxford University Press, USA
9780192842084
0-19-284208-0

A general introduction to the art and architecture of Greece, the Cycladic islands and Crete, from c.3300 - 1000 BC. The authors have been highly selective in their choice of sites and objects, providing.

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key examples which illustrate the clearly written text. They emphasize the importance of context and the complexities of meaning and function of objects within different environments and situations, and through time. A book geared more to the interested reader and students embarking on Aegean courses, than serious scholars who will already be familiar with the content.