Title Understanding Greek vases : a guide to terms, styles, and techniques / Andrew J. Clark, Maya Elston, Mary Louise Hart.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	738.3 C592U c.2	Check Shelf

Description	157 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Series	Looking at
	Looking at.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (page 153) and index.
Contents	Looking at Greek ceramics -- Conservation and care of ancient ceramic objects -- Glossary of attic potters and vase-painters -- Glossary of vase shapes and technical terms.
Summary	"What is a pyxis? Who was the Amasis Painter? What is Six's technique? This illustrated book presents definitions and descriptions of these and many other Greek vase shapes, painters, and techniques encountered in museum exhibitions and publications on ancient Greek ceramics. An essay on how to look at Greek vases and another on conservation of ancient ceramics lay the ground for the concise and readable explanations of the terms most frequently confronting museum-goers. This is an indispensable guide to anyone wishing to obtain greater understanding of Greek ceramics and heightened enjoyment of them."--Jacket.
Subject	Vases, Greek -- Dictionaries.
	Pottery -- Technique.
	Vase-painting, Greek -- Technique.
	Keramiek.
	Vaasschilderingen.
	Griekse oudheid.
	Keramikgefäß (DE-588)4136239-1
	Greece Altertum (DE-588)4093976-5
	Vase (DE-588)4126533-6
	Pottery -- Technique. (OCoLC)fst01073612
	Vases, Greek. (OCoLC)fst01164565
Genre/Form	Einführung.
	Einführung.
	Dictionaries.
	Dictionaries. (OCoLC)fst01423826
Added Author	Elston, Maya.
	Hart, Mary Louise.
Other Form:	Online version: Clark, Andrew J., 1949- Understanding Greek vases. Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, ©2002 (OCoLC)707176470
ISBN	0892365998
	9780892365999
	0892365994
Standard No.	9780892365999

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