This book combines two functions, as a technical handbook for training epigraphists to recognize an individual mason's hands, and a social study of a skilled artisan in Hellenistic Athens (referred to as "B"), a native of Salamis who worked in Athens and at Delphi. The methodology developed by the author to isolate 28 out of hundreds of inscriptions as the work of "B" represents a major step forward in the assigning of fragments to individual masons, previously a very impressionistic exercise.
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This book combines two functions, as a technical handbook for training epigraphists to recognize an individual mason's hands, and a social study of a skilled artisan in Hellenistic Athens (referred to as "B"), a native of Salamis who worked in Athens and at Delphi. The methodology developed by the author to isolate 28 out of hundreds of inscriptions as the work of "B" represents a major step forward in the assigning of fragments to individual masons, previously a very impressionistic exercise.
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Add this copy of Lettering of an Athenian Mason (Hesperia Supplement XV) to cart. $49.00, good condition, Sold by Montana Book Company rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fond du Lac, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1975 by American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
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1975, American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Publisher:
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Published:
1975
Language:
English
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Good. No Dust Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. pp. 134. 134 pp. Tightly bound. Tips of two corners lightly dinged. Text is free of markings. Some fading to green cloth on spine. No dust jacket. Bound in dark green cloth with gilt type face on the spine. This copy appears to be a nice library cloth binding of the original paperback edition. Text followed by 40 b&w plates. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
Add this copy of The Lettering of an Athenian Mason to cart. $66.90, good condition, Sold by Green Ink Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hay on Wye, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1975 by American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
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1975, American School of Classical Studies at Athens
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American School of Classical Studies at Athens
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1975
Language:
English
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Good. Corners a little bumped-minor shelfwear-minor marks to front cover and reading crease to covers-foxing to edges of text block and edge of title page-Book ow/ solid, clean and bright 152 pages.
Add this copy of The Lettering of an Athenian Mason (Hesperia Supplement to cart. $109.70, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1975 by American School of Classical S.
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1975, American School of Classical Studies at Athens
