Athenian Vase Construction: A Potter's Analysis

by Toby Schreiber

Overview

Greek vases are one of the world's finest ceramic traditions. Even before a vase became a painted masterpiece, its graceful lines and elegant proportions made it a masterpiece of form. This highly regarded volume details in a comprehensive, step-by-step fashion the manner in which the major Athenian vases were made. Photographs of pottery from the Getty Museum and other collections provide ancient evidence from the interiors and exteriors of the pots themselves as to how they were formed and constructed. Line drawings illustrate how the ancient potters worked.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780892364664
Publisher:	Getty Publications
Publication date:	08/10/2000
Series:	Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	10.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Toby Schreiber, a potter, has contributed articles to Greek Vases in the J. Paul Getty Museum and the J. Paul Getty Museum Journal.

Editorial Reviews

"This may be the finest and most important book written on Greek vases in the last twenty-five years."—Bryn Mawr Classical Review

From the Publisher

Brings hands-on experience and insight to the methods for creating the 24 major types of ancient Attic vases. The descriptions are accompanied by photographs showing examples and drawings showing the stages of the process. An introductory section explains the basics and overall practices, and explores a small modern Greek pottery shop. 11.5" wide. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

Athenian Vase Construction: A Potter's Analysis details in a comprehensive, step-by-step fashion the manner in which the major Athenian vases (one of the world's finest ceramic traditions) were made. Photographs of potter from the Getty museum and other collections provide evidential documentation (from the interiors and exteriors of the pots themselves) as to how they were formed and constructed, while line drawings illustrate how the potter worked. Highly recommended for personal, professional, and academic reference collections, Athenian Vase Construction showcases them as painted masterpieces, from their graceful lines and elegant proportions forming an enduring aesthetic of form and beauty that has never been surpassed and rarely equaled in the more than two thousand years since their original creation.