Aegean Art and Architecture

John Bennet, THES, 9/6/00 a compact and attractive introduction to the subject

The Observer, 24.10.99 This powerful account of 2,000 years of Aegean culture is a must for pilgrims and sun-worshippers

<br>Donald Preziosi is Professor of Art History at UCLA, where he developed and directs the art history critical theory program, as well as the UCLA museum studies program.<br>Louise Hitchcock is a Research Associate of the Institute of Archaeology at UCLA. She received the prestigious Edward A. Dickson Fellowship on several occasions prior to completing her Ph.D., and was a Fellow of the American School of Classical Studies, Athens.<br>

1. Introduction: Aegean Art and Architecture; The environment; Discovering the Aegean World; Art and art history; Objectives; Organization; 2. The Neolithic Period and the Prepalatial Early Bronze Age; Settlements; Burial practices; 3. The First Palace Period; Middle Bronze Age palaces and villas; The vernacular tradition in Greece and Crete; Ritual practices; Summary; 4. The Second Palace Period; Public art, private art, and the palatial architectural style; The Second Palaces: Knossos, Phaistos, Gournia, and Kato Zakro; Minoan villas: function and design; The terminology and typology of Minoan palatial buildings; The Minoan and Mycenaean spheres of influence; Religious practices; Burial practices; 5. Mycenaean Domination and the Minoan Tradition; The Mycenaean palace at Pylos; The Mycenaean palace at Knossos; Haghia Triadha and Kommos; The continuation of Minoan building techniques in the Third Palace Period; Burial practices; The Mycenaean shrine at Phylakopi; The circuit walls at Mycenae and Tiryns; 6. Conclusion: Disruptions, (Dis)Continuities, and the Bronze Age; The eastward migration of Aegean traditions; The international style; Cyprus, Palestine, and the Peoples of the Sea; Tradition and transformation; What goes around comes around: Daedalus returns to Crete; Notes; List of Illustrations; Bibliographic Essay; Timeline; Index