Alexander the Great : Treasures from an Epic Era of Hellenism
by Pandermalis, Dimitrios
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- As New condition./No Dust Jacket, as issued.
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, 2004. 9" wide by 11.75" tall. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, and unmarked copy. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Flat spine. No creases. Catalogue of an exhibition (of coins, medals, small sculptures, metal and ceramic objects, mural paintings) held at the Onassis Cultural Center in New York, December 10, 2004 - April 16, 2005. Includes scholarly essays on Alexander's life, military career, and Macedonian culture. Lavishly illustrated with nearly 200 full-color photographs. Has chapters on: The Portraits of Alexander; Portraits in Precious Metals: Alexander the Great in Numismatic Art (coins); Arms and Warfare Techniques of the Macedonians; The Symposium; Women in Macedonia; Jewelry in Macedonia; The Lady of Aigai; The Macedonian Tomb at Aghios Athanasios, Thessalonki. Bibliographies. Index. . First Edition. Oversize Softcover. As New condition./No Dust Jacket, as issued.. 151pp.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Alexander the Great : Treasures from an Epic Era of Hellenism
- Author
- Pandermalis, Dimitrios
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New As New condition.
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket, as issued.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Greeks, Greece, Macedonia, Macedonian Art, Coins
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archeology / Anthropology;
- Size
- 151pp
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