Victoria Turner

Ian Dennis Jenkins

Presents a review of six centuries of ancient Greek sculpture depicting the human body, from the idealized forms of the classical period to the individualized portraits of the Hellenistic age.

The Greek Body

British Museum

Ian Jenkins

Celeste Farge

Greek sculpture is full of breathing vitality and yet, at the same time, it reaches beyond mere imitation of nature to give form to thought in works of timeless beauty. For over 2000 years the Greeks experimented with representing the human body in works that range from prehistoric abstract simplicity to the full-blown realism of the age of Alexander the Great. The ancient Greeks invented the modern idea of the human body in art as an object of sensory delight and as a bearer of meaning. Their vision has had a profound influence on the way the western world sees itself. Drawing on the British Museums outstanding collection of Greek sculpture including extraordinary pieces from the Parthenon and the celebrated representation of a discus thrower and through a number of themed sections, this richly illustrated book explores the Greek portrayal of human character in sculpture, along with sexual and social identity. In athletics, the male body was displayed as if it was a living sculpture, and victors were commemorated by actual statues. In art, not only were mortal men and women represented in human form but also the gods and other beings of myth and the supernatural world. In a series of lively introductory chapters, written by a selection of academics, historians and artists, it is revealed how the Greeks themselves viewed the sculpture (which was vividly enhanced with colour), and how it was regarded and treated in later pagan antiquity. The revival of the Greek body in the modern era is also discussed, including the shock of the new effect of the arrival of the Parthenon sculptures in London at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

The Body in Ancient Greek Art

Defining Beauty

What is the secret of Caroline Rose? - Long dead beautiful queen of Karolia? Fuchsia, the beautiful you English artist falls in love with the madly handsome king, Alex, only to find that there is a mysterious connection between both of them and the secret of the dead queen! Why does Fuchsia resemble her so much - read the book and discover the secret of Caroline Rose - A story of romance, raw passion, a deadly enemy and the loving spirit of Caroline Rose who will not rest until the secret is discovered!

The Secret of Caroline Rose

Rosalind Brown-Grant

Patrizia Carmassi

Gisela Drossbach

Anne D. Hedeman

Iolanda Ventura

This collection of essays examines how the paratextual apparatus of medieval manuscripts both inscribes and expresses power relations between the producers and consumers of knowledge in this important period of intellectual history. It seeks to define which paratextual features – annotations, commentaries, corrections, glosses, images, prologues, rubrics, and titles – are common to manuscripts from different branches of medieval knowledge and how they function in any particular discipline. It reveals how these visual expressions of power that organize and compile thought on the written page are consciously applied, negotiated or resisted by authors, scribes, artists, patrons and readers. This collection, which brings together scholars from the history of the book, law, science, medicine, literature, art, philosophy and music, interrogates the role played by paratexts in establishing authority, constructing bodies of knowledge, promoting education, shaping reader response, and preserving or subverting tradition in medieval manuscript culture.

The Power of Paratexts

Inscribing Knowledge in the Medieval Book

The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece

Victoria Turner

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