Boardman, John

Five leading scholars in the field of art trace over 1500 years of the art and architecture of Greece and Rome.

Provides a historical framework of the Greco-Roman world focusing on the political and social history, literature, philosophy, the arts, etc.

A history of Greek art, discussing the characteristics that distinguish it from that of Roman copyists and the Renaissance, contrasting styles, and including photographs and illustrations of sculptures, architecture, and paintings.