Aesthetics of the greek banquet, the: images of wine and ritual
Auteur :
Lissarrague, François
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691633268
Date de publication :
19 avr. 2016
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 cm
Poids :
482 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In deepening our understanding of the symposium in ancient Greece, this book embodies the wit and play of the images it explains: those decorating Athenian drinking vessels from the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. The vases used at banquets often depict the actual drinkers who commissioned their production and convey the flowing together of wine, po