"Ancient Greece Pocket Museum Series" Author: [UK] David Michael Smith Publisher: Shanghai Culture Publishing House

Introduction · · · · · ·
"Greek art has a profound influence on the development of Western art and culture. Archaeologist and art historian Winckelmann called Greek art a model of perfect art. From the desire of the ancient Roman elite for Greek artifacts to the rediscovery of ancient Greek art traditions during the Renaissance, people's attention to ancient Greece has never stopped for more than two thousand years.

This book selects nearly 200 ancient Greek artifacts from major museums around the world, spanning from the prehistoric period to the Hellenistic period, covering different themes such as society and family, art and personal decoration, politics and war, funerals and rituals, etc., showing the cultural development and changes of the Greek world over the past 200,000 years.

Editor's Recommendation:

★An amazing paper museum that brings together heavyweight collections from museums around the world This book brings together the cultural relics from many heavyweight museums in different countries, constructing a treasure house that is impossible to exist in reality. It uses concise text and exquisite illustrations to fully display the precious historical and cultural heritage left to the world by the ancient civilization.

★View history from a different perspective and tell the story of ancient Greek civilization with precious cultural relics. Each cultural relic selected in the book occupies an important position in the development of human civilization, either marking a major event or representing the beginning of a new chapter. These collections string together the context of thousands of years of history, showing a more concrete and warmer history of civilization.

★Authoritatively produced by a global team of museum experts, the writing team of this series are all experts and scholars in the field. They have worked deeply in their respective professional disciplines and not only have profound theoretical knowledge, but also have rich experience in archaeological excavations.

Media Comments:

"This book is a must-read for anyone interested in ancient Greek civilization.

——"Timeless Travels" (a professional magazine on archaeology)