Corpus Speculorum Etruscorum: Volume 2, Cambridge: Great Britain [Hardcover]

Richard V. Nichols (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521433800 | ISBN-13: 978-0521433808 | Publication Date: January 28, 1994

The Corpus Speculorum Etruscorum is an international project with the objective of publishing all known information about Etruscan mirrors. The Cambridge volume is the first British fascicle to appear. It provides a detailed account of the ancient Etruscan bronze mirrors in the collections of Cambridge University: those of the Lewis Collection of Corpus Christi College, of the Fitzwilliam Museum itself, and of the Museums of Archaeology and Anthropology and of Classical Archaeology. Each mirror is illustrated with actual-size photographs and facsimile drawings.

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Book Description

The Corpus Speculorum Etruscorum is an international project with the objective of publishing all known Etruscan mirrors. The Cambridge volume is the first British fascicule to appear. It provides a detailed account of the ancient Etruscan bronze mirrors in the collections of Cambridge University: those of the Lewis Collection of Corpus Christi College, of the Fitzwilliam Museum itself, and of the Museums of Archaeology and Anthropology and of Classical Archaeology. Each mirror is illustrated with actual-size photographs and facsimile drawings.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 141 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (January 28, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521433800
• ISBN-13: 978-0521433808
• Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 9.4 x 0.8 inches
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