Greek and Roman Treasures in Christchurch
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Greek and Roman Treasures in Christchurch
By (Author) J. R. Green
Canterbury University Press
Canterbury University Press
30th October 2007
New Zealand
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Archaeology by period / region
016.938
Physical Properties
Paperback
72
Width 146mm, Height 210mm, Spine 8mm
168g
Description
This book presents a selection of 30 objects from the James Logie Memorial Collection of Classical Antiquities at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch. Founded in 1957 when Marion Steven of the Classics Department gifted items of Greek pottery in memory of her husband, James Logie, University Registrar 195056, the collection has developed into one of the finest repositories of Classical treasures in New Zealand. Each of the items in this selection of highlights from the Logie Collection is illustrated and expertly described, providing the reader with an opportunity to see and understand the work of craftsmen going back more than three thousand years.
Author Bio
Richard Green is Emeritus Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Sydney and director of the excavations at the site of the ancient theatre in Paphos, Cyprus. He has research interests in the evidence for Greek and Roman theatre performance as well as in Greek pottery more generally. He has long been a friend of the Logie Collection.
