Classics
Inscriptions from Privernum
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 293
ISBN: 978-1-60724-522-3
In this site report Armstrong presents the surviving evidence for both the Volscian remains and the subsequent Roman settlement including sections on the inscriptions, site topography and history, and plans.
$45.00
The Gables of the Propylaea at Athens
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 294
ISBN: 978-1-60724-523-0
William Dinsmoor, one of the experts who directed the first reconstruction of the Athenian Acropolis, here sets out the process by which he was able to piece the gables of the Propylaia together from surviving fragments.
$40.00
The Fountain of Glauce at Corinth
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 295
ISBN: 978-1-60724-524-7
In this paper Elderkin gives a detailed description of the remains of the Fountain of Glauce in Corinth and the engineering methods used in its construction.
$37.00
Medusa, Apollo, and the Great Mother
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 296
ISBN: 978-1-60724-525-4
Arthur Frothingham, one of the founding fathers of Art History, here discusses the problem of the Gorgon in ancient Greek art by arguing that Medusa represents a lost prehistoric goddess.
$36.00
Greek Inscriptions from Sardes
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 297
ISBN: 978-1-60724-526-1
This piece includes the text, translation, and commentary for a long inscription found on the temple of Artemis and shorter honorific inscriptions on cylindrical stelai found in the ancient city, all dating from the 4th century BC.
$77.00
Who Built the Arch of Constantine? Its History from Domitian to Constantine
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 298
ISBN: 978-1-60724-527-8
Arthur Frothingham, one of the founding fathers of Art History, here discusses the problem of the Arch of Constantine, whose form and artwork is at odds with the artwork of the era of Constantine.
$45.00
Methods of Determining the Date of Roman Concrete Monuments
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 204
ISBN: 978-1-60724-433-2
Esther van Deman, an important historian of architecture, shows the methodology by which building chronology was set for Roman concrete buildings,
$46.00
Attic Building Accounts
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 205
ISBN: 978-1-60724-434-9
William Dinsmoor, the famous historian of Greek architecture, presents the epigraphical evidence for this building process in this series of papers divided by individual building.
$58.00
Roman Remains in the Town and Territory of Velletri
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 206
ISBN: 978-1-60724-435-6
Wagener and Ashby here give a report on the Roman remains at the site of Velitrae including roads, temples, basilica, and the amphitheater.
$36.00
Babylonian Origin of Hermes the Snake-God, and of the Caduceus
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 209
ISBN: 978-1-60724-438-7
Arthur Frothingham, one of the founding fathers of Art History, here discusses the origins of Hermes, and suggests that the prototype of Hermes was an Eastern deity of Babylonian extraction.
$38.00
Studies in the History and Topography of Locris.
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 210
ISBN: 978-1-60724-439-4
Ancient Locris stretched from Thermopylae to Larymna and was home to the Locrians. In this ariticle Oldfather presents a survey of the sites and topography of this important region of Greece.
$42.00
The Serpent with a Human Head in Art and in Mystery Play
By John Bonnel
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 211
ISBN: 978-1-60724-440-0
In this paper John Bonnel argues that the representation of the serpent in Eden as having a human head originated in the mystery plays of the 13th century, where the serpent was played by an actor and had a head.
$38.00
Ancient Orientation Unveiled
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 212
ISBN: 978-1-60724-441-7
Frothingham presents an ambitious overview of the development of orientation, or the directionality of sacrifice, prayer, and ritual, played a key role in ancient ceremonies, in the practice of ancient religions.
$51.00
The Origin of the Doric Entablature
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 213
ISBN: 978-1-60724-442-4
Lester B. Holland, professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, addresses the puzzle of Doric entablature, suggesting that the persistence of the form of the entablature is due to its mimicry of earlier fortifications.
$39.00
The Ludovisi Relief and Its Companion Piece in Boston
By L. D. Caskey
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 214
ISBN: 978-1-60724-443-1
The Ludovisi throne is a famous works of early Classical sculpture, a white marble chair covered with bas relief. This article compares the Ludovisi throne to a similar piece in Boston, arguing that the two works are companion pieces.
$40.00
Latin Inscriptions from Corinth
By L. R. Dean
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 215
ISBN: 978-1-60724-444-8
This article provides transcription, text, and commentary on the Latin inscriptions known in Corinth in 1918 and provides a useful tool for understanding the civic life of Corinth under Roman control.
$40.00
A Third Century Etruscan Tomb
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 216
ISBN: 978-1-60724-445-5
This article published objects housed in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston believed to represent the complete equipment of a tomb at Chiusi.
$40.00
The Rise of Romanesque Sculpture
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 217
ISBN: 978-1-60724-446-2
Porter explains the sudden appearance of Romanesque sculpture in the 12th century AD by suggesting an origin in the sculpture of Lombardy.
$36.00
Two Marbles in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
By Ella Hoghton
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 218
ISBN: 978-1-60724-447-9
In this paper Houghton addresses two problematic Italian Renaissance sculptures whose artists are unknown, the portrait bust of a youth and that of a Roman emperor.
$39.00
Greek Inscriptions from Corinth II
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 219
ISBN: 978-1-60724-448-6
This paper presents the very few surviving inscriptions from this period before Mummius' sack of Corinth and includes some of the few Greek decrees known at the time of the writing of the paper.
$44.00
The Theory of Gothic Architecture and the Effect of Shellfire at Rheims and Soissons
By Roger Gilman
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 220
ISBN: 978-1-60724-449-3
This paper reviews these competing theories of the definition of 'Gothic' and the way in which this style developed, presenting an overview of the difficulties involved in assigning a single name to a developing form of human expression
$38.00
The "Ludovisi Throne" and the Boston Relief
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 221
ISBN: 978-1-60724-450-9
In this article Harriet Boyd Hawes, groundbreaking archaeologist, nurse, and relief worker, suggests that the reliefs are the adornments of a couch-altar that stood in the sanctuary which Themistocles restored for the Lycomids at Phlya..
$37.00
Pilgrimage Sculpture
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 222
ISBN: 978-1-60724-451-6
Arthur Kingsley Porter here traces the roots of Renaissance sculpture to the smaller decorative sculptures found on the outside of churches and other buildings beginning around the turn of the first millennium A.D.
$42.00
The Neronian Sacra Via
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 223
ISBN: 978-1-60724-452-3
Esther van Deman reconstructs the structure of the Neronian Via Sacra (one of the arterial roads leading through the Roman Forum), which was refurbished during his reign with colonnades.
$40.00
The Deities of the Sacred Axe
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 224
ISBN: 978-1-60724-453-0
In this paper Margaret Waits offers an explanation for the pervasive and enigmatic symbol of the double-axe in Mycenaean culture with special reference to the religions of Greece and Asia Minor
$37.00
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