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Art and Myth in Ancient Greece (World of Art) by Thomas H. Carpenter (1991-01-17) Paperback Bunko – January 1, 1800

by Thomas H. Carpenter (Author)
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01FIXVZFM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thames & Hudson; edition (1991-01-17) (January 1, 1800)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 84 ratings

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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chaton
5.0 out of 5 stars art and myths in ancient Greece
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2017
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A very interesting book, very detailed. Written clearly enough for a beginner , and useful for Greek scholars . I have a PH.D. In Greek language and history And I found a number of details new to me. The photos are well chosen and complement the text perfectly . This book is a must for the library of students of Greece, as well as Greek scholars .
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Kelly Pontikakos
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2020
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It was a great gift! They loved it!
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John
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this series as I've written before
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2016
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I love this series as I've written before. This book was very in-depth on the history. The quality of the pictures is amazing. Every book I've gotten in this series have been on the money.
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CrissCrossAppleSauce
4.0 out of 5 stars The book could be fantastic were there more headings and subheadings
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2015
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Comprehensive as it comes, but organized very poorly. Not accessible. Very hard to pick through. The book could be fantastic were there more headings and subheadings, an invaluable source for students and scholars.
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Jared Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely worth it
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2017
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Wonderful book, lavishly illustrated and not written at the level of an academic specialist, though knowing something about Greek mythology wouldn't hurt. A real bargain.
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Paola
5.0 out of 5 stars Great purchase
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2020
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Informative
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Julzee
3.0 out of 5 stars Format Issues; All over the place. Read up on Greek Mythology first.
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2018
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I needed this book for a class... it would not be fair to rate this book according to class I took that emplemented it. However, I really must. FORMAT ISSUE: I wish the pictures were aligned with the text, so that there would be an ease of obtaining the information quicker. Flipping the pages back and forth seemed like a format issue rather than an information issue. The stories associated with the Art well, except that it jumped the Art around based on the story and not a timeline, so it caused confusion for my class. Some art pieces were more popular during a certain time period than others and my class expected us to know the time periods...etc. there are no titles or outlines outside of the chapters headline, so I wrote a lot of subtitles in the margins, so I could go back to the stories and characters I needed. I would not recommend this book if you are unfamiliar with Greek mythology... I had to do many google searches and outside research in order to fully comprehend the entirety of the books storyline, as it flips around quite fast, take time for that. Also many names have a variety of spellings, for i.e.
Remember the name of Achilles mom’s name and the name of the lady who thought of as his wife, but was not his wife... etc. I could write more...
But overall, The format is the issue here.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ok
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2019
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Roser
5.0 out of 5 stars Correcto
Reviewed in Spain on November 15, 2020
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Correcto
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Sharon Goodsall
5.0 out of 5 stars very good book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2014
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It has really helped me to identify the characters on Greek pottery etc... If you like me had a problem with this is the book for you Easy to read and understand
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Gabor Vida
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2019
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Perfect
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Simon Høgsbro Larsen
4.0 out of 5 stars A very informative book on the subject. This book ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2014
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A very informative book on the subject. This book is from 1991 and may need to be supplied by more recent works and the pictures are in Black/White - not in color - which makes it a bit "oldfashioned".
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