The Wedding in Ancient Athens

The Wedding in Ancient Athens - Wisconsin Studies in Classics

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Publisher's Synopsis

Reconstructs the stages of the ancient Greek wedding ceremony using a little-used source of information: vase paintings from the 6th to the 4th centuries BC. The book also explores Athenian wedding iconography and interprets it so that the ceremony can be appreciated by a modern audience.

Book information

ISBN: 9780299137205
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Imprint: University of Wisconsin Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 392.509385
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 153
Weight: 921g
Height: 279mm
Width: 216mm
Spine width: 15mm