Cook, Robert M. Greek Painted Pottery (Handbooks of Archaeology) , London: Metheun and Co. Ltd, 1972.

Illustrated by Illustrated. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Lge 8vo 0416761704 Dust jacket, small closed tears, slight fade to spine, unclipped price on flap. Original cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling. . Tipped in article about Prefessor Robert Cook. Previous owners tiny address label on f. paste down of Peter Foster, Surveyor of Westminster Abbey from 1973 to 1988. Peter's pencil comment's on author on ffep. 390 pages + 56 pages of plates clean and tight. This systematic study of the schools of Greek painted pottery from the 11th to the 1st century B.C., with also a brief account of black-painted and relief wares, has been the standard textbook on the subject for ten years. The main part of the book describes the stylistic development, and there are chapters on shapes, techniques, inscriptions on pots, chronology, the pottery industry, uses for other studies, practical advice and the history of the study of vase-painting. In this second edition, Professor Cook has revised the text to take account of more recent findings and research, and the bibliography has been brought up to date. A few new figures and plates have been provided. The author is Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology in the University of Cambridge. (Book ref. 126687)  £29.95

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