Showing posts with label Guidebooks. Show all posts
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Open Access Monograph Series: Agora Picture Books

[Firsts posted in AWOL 22 July 2016, updated 23 February 2022]

Agora Picture Books











 

The primary purpose of the Agora Picture Book series is to enliven the experience of a visitor to the Athenian Agora, excavated by the American School since 1931. While drawing on the object and monuments that can be viewed on a visit to the site, these well-illustrated guides attempt to add some human color to the dry material remains. A number of the concise guides have become popular supplementary texts for undergraduate and graduate classes in classical civilization. Since 1998 the Picture Books have been published in color.

1: Pots and Pans of Classical Athens, by Brian A. Sparkes and Lucy Talcott (1959)

2: The Stoa of Attalos II in Athens, by Homer A. Thompson (1992)

3: Miniature Sculpture from the Athenian Agora, by Dorothy B. Thompson (1959)

4: The Athenian Citizen: Democracy in the Athenian Agora, by Mabel Lang, revised by John McK. Camp II (2004)

4: The Athenian Citizen: Democracy in the Athenian Agora (Modern Greek Edition), by Mabel Lang, revised by John McK. Camp II, translated by Irini Marathaki (2009)

5: Ancient Portraits from the Athenian Agora, by Evelyn B. Harrison (1960)

6: Amphoras and the Ancient Wine Trade, by Virginia R. Grace (1979)

7: The Middle Ages in the Athenian Agora, by Alison Frantz (1961)

8: Garden Lore of Ancient Athens, by Dorothy B. Thompson and Ralph E. Griswold (1963)

9: Lamps from the Athenian Agora, by Judith Perlzweig (1964)

10: Inscriptions from the Athenian Agora, by Benjamin D. Meritt (1966)

11: Waterworks in the Athenian Agora, by Mabel Lang (1968)

12: An Ancient Shopping Center: The Athenian Agora, by Dorothy B. Thompson (1993)

13: Early Burials from the Agora Cemeteries, by Sara A. Immerwahr (1973)

14: Graffiti in the Athenian Agora, by Mabel Lang (1988)

15: Greek and Roman Coins in the Athenian Agora, by Fred S. Kleiner (1975)

16: The Athenian Agora: A Short Guide to the Excavations, by John McK. Camp II (2003)

16: The Athenian Agora: A Short Guide to the Excavations (Modern Greek), by John McK. Camp II (2004)

17: Socrates in the Agora, by Mabel Lang (1978)

18: Mediaeval and Modern Coins in the Athenian Agora, by Fred S. Kleiner (1978)

19: Gods and Heroes in the Athenian Agora, by John McK. Camp II (1980)

20: Bronzeworkers in the Athenian Agora, by Carol C. Mattusch (1982)

21: Ancient Athenian Building Methods, by John McK. Camp II and William B. Dinsmoor Jr. (1988)

22: Birds of the Athenian Agora, by Robert D. Lamberton and Susan I. Rotroff (1985)

23: Life, Death, and Litigation in the Athenian Agora, by Mabel Lang (1994)

24: Horses and Horsemanship in the Athenian Agora, by John McK. Camp II (1998)

25: The Games at Athens, by Jenifer Neils and Stephen V. Tracy (2003)

26: Women in the Athenian Agora, by Susan I. Rotroff and Robert D. Lamberton (2006)

27: Marbleworkers in the Athenian Agora, by Carol L. Lawton (2006)

28: Dogs in the Athenian Agora, by Colin M. Whiting

Open Access Publications: Publications of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
 

Monday, May 2, 2016

Guidebooks for Three Historic Syrian Citadels

 [First posted in AWOL 8 January 2010. Updated (corrected links) 2 May 2016]

Guidebooks Available for Three Historic Syrian Citadels

ArchNet, an international online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, conservationists, and scholars, with a focus on Muslim cultures and civilisations has announced:

Published by the AKTC, the three guidebooks are all 45-50 pages long and include a description, history, site plan and visitor tour. Each is helpfully illustrated with rich color photographs, drawings and maps depicting the site and its place in the region. Elevation, section, and axonometric views are also included, providing a heightened sense of the architecture of these historic citadels.
  1. Gonnella, Julia. The Citadel of Aleppo: Description, History, Site Plan and Visitor Tour, 2nd Ed. 2008, Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Syrian Directorate, General of Antiquities and Museums.
  2. Grandin, Thierry. The Castle of Salah ad-Din: Description, History, Site Plan and Visitor Tour 2008, Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Syrian Directorate, General of Antiquities and Museums.
  3. Hasan, Haytham. The Citadel of Masyaf: Description, History, Site Plan and Visitor Tour 2008, Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Syrian Directorate, General of Antiquities and Museums.