Greek Sculpture: An Exploration; Volume 1 and Volume 2

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990. Hardcover. VG/VG (ex-library with labels and stamps on dj spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Pages are otherwise very clean and clear.). Two volume set bound in gray cloth boards with black lettering; gray dust jackets with bw illustrations, black lettering, mylar cover. Volume 1 has a bw frontispiece and title page, xi, 380 pp; bw illustrations. Volume 2 has a bw frontispiece and title page, unpaginated with 881 bw plates. Volume 1 is text. Volume 2 is plates containing more than 900 high quality illustrations and reconstructions. Also included are a glossary of Greek and Latin terms and translations of ancient literay and epigraphical testimonia.
"The book begins with an intro to Greek art and culture, a thorough investigation of certain aspects of that culture as it relates to sculpture-making, and a discussino of five individual monuments of power and complexity that evolved according to different sets of circumstances. The second section presents a chronological history of Greek sculpture. The third part of t he book analyzes primary evidence for the lives and achievements of almost 100 sculptors, including translated testimonia, attested works, and speculative attributions."- dust jacket.