The arts of Antioch : art historical and scientific approaches to Roman mosaics and a catalogue of the Worcester Art Museum Antioch Collection / Lawrence Becker, Christine Kondoleon

Worcester, MA Princeton ; NJ : Worcester Art Museum ; Distributed by Princeton University Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xv, 349 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-321) and index. Contents; Maps of ancient Antioch -- From Antioch to Worcester: the pursuit of an ancient city / James A. Welu -- The Atrium House triclinium / Lawrence Becker [and others] -- The mosaic conservation campaign: three case studies / Paula Artal-Isbrand -- Glassmaking technology at Antioch: evidence from the Atrium House triclinium and later mosaics / Mark T. Wypyski and Lawrence Becker. From Antioch to Worcester : the pursuit of an ancient city / James A. Welu -- The Atrium House Triclinium / Lawrence Becker, Christine Kondoleon, Richard Newman, Mark T. Wypyski -- Identification of the birds in the Judgement of Paris / Antero Tammisto -- The mosaic conservation campaign : three case studies / Paula Artal-Isbrand -- Glassmaking technology at Antioch : evidence from the Atrium House Triclinium and later mosaics / Mark T. Wypyski, Lawrence Becker -- Glass compositional analyses -- Catalogue -- Small finds / Anne Leinster Windham -- Coins / Anne Leinster Windham. Subjects; Worcester Art Museum ; Catalogs. Worcester Art Museum. Pavements, Mosaic Turkey Antioch. Mosaics, Roman Turkey Antioch. Pavements, Mosaic Conservation and restoration Massachusetts Worcester. Mosaics, Roman Conservation and restoration Massachusetts Worcester. Art, Classical Turkey Antioch Catalogues.