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The Etruscans : a very short introduction / Christopher Smith.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 389.Edition: First editionDescription: xvi, 148 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780199547913 (pbk.)
  • 0199547912 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DG223 .S565 2014
Contents:
The origins of the Etruscans -- The Etruscan language -- Towards the Etruscan city-state -- The Villanovan revolution -- The transformation of Etruria -- Etruscan tomb painting and Etruscan art -- Empire, crisis, and response, 600-300 BC -- Etruscan religion -- The Roman conquest -- Clothing and the Etruscan body -- Imperial epilogue -- Etruscology: its origins and development.
Review: "Between c. 900-400 BC the Etruscans were the innovative, powerful, wealthy, and sophisticated elite of Italy. Their archaeological record is both substantial and fascinating, including tomb paintings, sculpture, jewellery, and art."
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Books Books Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts 900/SMI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SSLA-B-6957

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-143) and index.

The origins of the Etruscans -- The Etruscan language -- Towards the Etruscan city-state -- The Villanovan revolution -- The transformation of Etruria -- Etruscan tomb painting and Etruscan art -- Empire, crisis, and response, 600-300 BC -- Etruscan religion -- The Roman conquest -- Clothing and the Etruscan body -- Imperial epilogue -- Etruscology: its origins and development.

"Between c. 900-400 BC the Etruscans were the innovative, powerful, wealthy, and sophisticated elite of Italy. Their archaeological record is both substantial and fascinating, including tomb paintings, sculpture, jewellery, and art."

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