2007
Booklist Editor's Choice
2007
Choice Outstanding Academic Title
Edited by Gordon Campbell
Over 1,000 entries
The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture is the most current and comprehensive reference resource for the visual arts of the Classical period. It features an abundance of in-depth articles on this field of enduring importance—from biographies to thematic entries on architecture, ceramics, metalwork, mosaics, painting and sculpture. The resource provides fascinating and authoritative art historical and cultural information about art forms, artists, rulers, philosophers, architecture, renowned works of art, archaeological sites and stylistic developments. Notable important subjects include the
Apollo Belvedere, Carthage, the Euphronios krater, the Laokoon, Troy, the Venus de Milo and much more. Encompassing over four thousand years of artistry and innovation, this resource spans every art form, medium and civilization from Cycladic, Minoan, Helladic, and Etruscan art to the fall of the Roman Empire. Drawing upon the unparalleled scholarship in
The Dictionary of Art (1996), and adding dozens of newly commissioned entries on recent archaeological discoveries, fully updated bibliography and over 600 illustrations, this publication sets a new standard in Classical studies.
Gordon Campbell is Professor of Renaissance Studies at University of Leicester. His interests in Classical art and archaeology have taken him to archaeological sites and museums throughout the Greek and Roman worlds. He has published widely in many disciplines, including literature and history as well as art and architecture; his work for OUP includes
The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance (2003). His scholarship has been recognized by the award of three doctorates and by his election to Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries, the Royal Historical Society, the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Asiatic Society.
e-reference edition ISBN: 9780195325218
Print edition ISBN: 9780195300826
Print edition ISBN: 0195300823
Print edition publication date: May 2007
Publishing history: First published in May 2007
Copyright: © Oxford University Press 2007
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