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This book is a comprehensive study of the history of Greek pottery, from its beginnings to the present day. It covers both figured and plain pottery, and evaluates different ways of studying the subject matter. It also discusses the pottery in terms of its social, art historical, mythological, and economic context. Finally, the book looks at the collectors of Greek pottery throughout the centuries, and how market values have changed over time.
The Red and the Black covers the major stages in the history of Greek pottery production, both figured and plain, as they are understood today. It provides an up-to-date evaluation of ways of studying Greek pottery and encourages new approaches. There is a detailed analysis of the subject matter of figured scenes covering some of the main preoccupations of ancient Greece: myth, fantasy and everyday life. Furthermore, it sets the artefacts in the context of the societies that produced them, highlighting the social, art historical, mythological and economic information that can be revealed from their study. This volume also covers a hitherto neglected area: the history of the collecting of Greek pottery through the Renaissance and up to the present day. It shows how market values have gradually increased to the high prices of today and goes on to take a closer look at the enthusiasm of the collectors.
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