9781555407469 - lydian architectural terracottas: a study in tile replication, display and technique : the archaeological exploration of sardis di hostetter, eric (2 risultati)

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Softcover. Glossy cream wraps, 108 text pp., plus pp. at rear with 110 BW and color illus. "The aim of the recreation project was to provide a visual impression of complete tiles and of tiles in assemblage, displayed on an appropriate architectural support -- essentially a 'coat-hanger' for the tiles, as Andrew Ramage put it, not a 'Lydian house.' as the support was dubbed in the popular media -- outdoors and set off by greenery of kinds appropriate to the ancient Sardis landscape. For the sake of authenticity clays and slips were, for the most part, obtained from local beds and derived from local mineral deposits." (preface). VG- (Page edges are tanning slightly; former owner name and date on first page, otherwise crisp and clean.).…