1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465579603321

Autore

Lewis Sian

Titolo

The Athenian Woman [[electronic resource] ] : An Iconographic Handbook

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013

ISBN

0-203-35119-3

1-299-28675-5

1-135-12825-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Disciplina

305.40938

Soggetti

Athens

Greece

History

Vase painting, Greek

Vases, Greek

Women

Women in art

Women - History - To 500 - Greece

Women - History

Women in art - Themes, motives

Pottery, Greek

Gender & Ethnic Studies

Social Sciences

Gender Studies & Sexuality

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Becoming visible; 2 Domestic labour; 3 Working women; 4 The women's room; 5 Women and men; Conclusion; Glossary; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Here Sian Lewis considers the full range of female existence in classical



Greece - childhood and old age, unfree and foreign status, and the ageless woman characteristic of Athenian red-figure painting.Ceramics are an unparalleled resource for women's lives in ancient Greece, since they show a huge number of female types and activities. Yet it can be difficult to interpret the meanings of these images, especially when they seem to conflict with literary sources.This much-needed study shows that it is vital to see the vases as archaeology as well as art, since context is the ke

2.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00019616

Autore

BROWNE, Edward Granville

Titolo

A traveller's narrative written to illustrate the Episode of the Bàb / edited in the original Persian, and translated into English, with an introduction and explanatory notes by Edward G. Browne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : At the University Press, 1891

Descrizione fisica

2 v. ; 20 c

Classificazione

IRA VII C

Soggetti

BAHAISMO

Lingua di pubblicazione

Molteplice

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

v. 1.: Persian Text. v. 2.: English translation and notes ; Altro front.: Maqale-ye saxsi-e sayyah ke dar qaziyye-ye Bab neveste ast