Milleker, Elizabeth J., "The Year One: Art of the Ancient World East and West"
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art | 2000 | ISBN: 0870999613/0300085141 | English | PDF | 232 pages | 21.81 Mb
Two thousand years ago, artworks of astonishing variety were being created in far-flung regions of the world. Although some of the cultures flourishing in the Year One, such as that of Rome, are well known, others may be less familiar. In Europe, Celtic peoples excelled in intricate metalwork, and in Egypt a fascinating hybrid combining Greco-Roman and age-old Egyptian styles predominated. …