Etruscan Bucchero in the British Museum - 9780861591657

Perkins (classical studies, Open U.) presents the British Museum collection of Etruscan bucchero, a distinctive type of pottery made in Italy from the 7th to 5th century BCE, in its first comprehensive publication since 1932. Part of the British Museum Research Publication series (formerly titled British Museum Occasional Papers), this book's aim is to provide a catalogue, description, and identification of all the bucchero in the British Museum; each piece is published with its title, regulation and catalogue numbers, measurements, findspot, production place, acquisition, date, notes, detailed physical and critical descriptions, and notes on its color as each is published with a black-and-white image. Short essays are included about the formation of the collection and the study of bucchero and the British Museum, and an appendix reconciles each object's catalogue number with other various numbers it has been assigned in previous systems or publications. Useful indexes of objects by places of production, findspots, and vessels with graffiti are included. Published by The British Museum Press, this title is distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Oversize: 8.5x11.75" Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)