The Gayer-Anderson Cat

The Gayer-Anderson Cat

Author: Neal Spencer

Publisher: Object in Focus

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780714119731

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The Gayer-Anderson Cat has been one of the most admired objects at the British Museum since its arrival in 1947. This book presents a detailed description of the cat and a discussion of its possible meaning and role in ancient times. Surprising new finds from scientific analyses are presented for the first time, shedding light on the cats somewhat traumatic modern history, from its acquisition by the British Army major and avid antiquities collector John Gayer-Anderson to its donation to the British Museum. The fascinating narrative is complemented by outstanding new photography.


The Parthenon Sculptures

The Parthenon Sculptures

Author: Ian Dennis Jenkins

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9780674026926

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The Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum are unrivaled examples of classical Greek art, an inspiration to artists and writers since their creation in the fifth century bce. A superb visual introduction to these wonders of antiquity, this book offers a photographic tour of the most famous of the surviving sculptures from ancient Greece, viewed within their cultural and art-historical context. Ian Jenkins offers an account of the history of the Parthenon and its architectural refinements. He introduces the sculptures as architecture--pediments, metopes, Ionic frieze--and provides an overview of their subject matter and possible meaning for the people of ancient Athens. Accompanying photographs focus on the pediment sculptures that filled the triangular gables at each end of the temple; the metopes that crowned the architrave surmounting the outer columns; and the frieze that ran around the four sides of the building, inside the colonnade. Comparative images, showing the sculptures in full and fine detail, bring out particular features of design and help to contrast Greek ideas with those of other cultures. The book further reflects on how, over 2,500 years, the cultural identity of the Parthenon sculptures has changed. In particular, Jenkins expands on the irony of our intimate knowledge and appreciation of the sculptures--a relationship far more intense than that experienced by their ancient, intended spectators--as they have been transformed from architectural ornaments into objects of art.


Dawn of Egyptian Art

Dawn of Egyptian Art

Author: Diana Craig Patch

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1588394603

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"This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition 'The Dawn of Egyptian Art' on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York from April 10 to August 5, 2012"--T.p. verso.


Egyptian Art

Egyptian Art

Author: Bernard V. Bothmer

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 9780195130713

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This is a collection of the articles of Bernard V. Bothmer on Egyptian art history.