Add this copy of Engraved Gems of the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans, Part to cart. $124.95, very good condition, Sold by Last Exit Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Charlottesville, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Phaidon.
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Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Phaidon Press, London, UK. 1968. 339 pgs. Illustrated with black and white photographs. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A study of Greek and Etruscan gems is singularly rewarding. This is the first comprehensive book on the subject since Furtwangler's monumental work published in 1900. Dr Richter gives a representative selection of 695 Greek and 181 Etruscan examples, taken from all major European and American collections. The material is arranged chronologically with an introductory chapter for each period. In most cases an illustration of the intaglio in the original, minute size is accompanied by an enlarged illustration of the impression which shows the design as it was intended to be seen. E-114; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 317 pages.
