The History of Greek Vases

Potters, Painters and Pictures

John Boardman

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Thames & Hudson
11 March 2008

History; Classical Greek & Roman archaeology

In no other medium do we come closer to the visual experience of the ancient Greeks than through their superb pottery: the subject is a central one to classical archaeology and art.

John Boardman explores the vases' functions in Greek life and culture, and as messengers of style and subject. He relates the processes of identifying artists, the methods of making and decorating the vases, the artists' lives and conduct in the potters' quarter in Greek towns, and the ways in which their wares were traded far beyond the borders of the Greek world.

The scenes on the vases reflected not simply on story-telling, but on the politics and social order of the day; moreover, they exercised a style of narrative in art that was to resonate throughout Western culture for centuries to come.

By: John Boardman
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 255mm, Width: 183mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 1.040kg
ISBN: 9780500285930
ISBN 10: 0500285934
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 11 March 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. A History of Greek Vases • 2. Connoisseurship • 3. Potters and Painters • 4. Trade • 5. Pictures and People I • 6. Pictures and People II 7. Greek Vases in Use • 8. Pottery and Other Arts • 9. Tricks of the Trade • 10. Tools of the Study

Sir John Boardman is known and respected the world over as the outstanding authority on classical archaeology and art. His prodigious output of books includes some thirty titles, ranging from The Cretan Collection in Oxford (1961) to studies of Greek pottery and sculpture. He has received numerous honours, including a knighthood in 1989 and honorary doctorates from the University of Athens and the Sorbonne.