Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes (Classic Reprint)
Author | : Gisela Marie A. Richter |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 544 |
Release | : 2016-10-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 1333953038 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781333953034 |
Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Excerpt from Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes Such a division seemed the most useful from many points of view. Any one studying, for instance, archaic Greek art will turn to that section and find there the sculptural pieces belonging to that period, all grouped together, except when the utensil which a statuette or relief served to decorate is still preserved; in which case, of course, the whole object is placed in its respective class of utensils. Again, the reader who wants to study the various forms of jugs, or colanders, or mirrors in use among the ancients, will find the material of this kind grouped together, irrespective of the decorations which still adhere to them. However, though for prae tical purposes such a division seemed both obvious and desirable, it is naturally full of apparent inconsistencies. No. 751, for instance, being a complete mirror, is placed among mirrors as being a valuable example of the Special type of mirrors with stands in the form of statuettes. Nos. 28, 77, 86, however, being merely supports of such mirrors, and therefore of no use in exemplifying mirror forms, but important as sculptural works of a certain period, have been classed with the statuettes. Again, handles, when still attached to their respective utensils, are described with such utensils; but when separate, are either listed with the sculptural works of their period if they bear decorations of Special interest, or, if more or less plain, and interesting chie y as types of handles, are catalogued under a separate group. There are many cases of this kind, all due to the strong instinct of the ancients for decorating their simplest possessions, and all more or less self-evident, so that their enumeration is unnecessary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."