A sumptuous reprint of d’Hancarville’s catalogue of Hamilton’s Greek vases, with its fabulous hand-coloured engraved plates splendidly reproduced. First published in Naples in the 1760s, the influence of this catalogue on neo-classical design and on Josiah Wedgwood was huge. Large format and glorious.
D’Hancarville: The Complete Collection of Antiquities from the Cabinet of Sir William Hamilton
£60.00
Edition:Hardback978383658763104/07/2022From a Bookshelf nearby
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A fine, close study of a city continuously inhabited for five thousand years, by an expert academic.
Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece
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After comparing the great emperors of antiquity, Lieven turns to the Habsburg, Russian, Ottoman, Mughal and Chinese emperors. Imperial in ambition and achievement.
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A wonderful re-telling for children, with illustrations that have just enough mystery to be enthralling. For ages 7-9.
The Golden Age: Ovid’s Metamorphoses
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The Last Assassin
Hardback £20.00