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| The Art of Cyprus, by Tony Spiteris. Translated from the French by Thomas Burton. 1970. Published by Reynal and Company in association with Morrow & Company Inc. , New York and printed in Switzerland by Heliographia S.A., Lausanne. Hardcover. Dust cover. Folio. 6p.+201p. + 4 p. Tables+ 2p. Notes+ Map+ 1p. Bibliography. Author's acknowledgements and " deep gratitude to His Beatitude Archbishop Makarios, President of the Republic of Cyprus, who, with rare understanding, supported and encouraged me in writing this book". 145 Colour and B/W plates mainly belonging to the Cyprus Museum " Anchored in the Eastern Mediterranean, almost at the geographical center of the ancient world, the island of Cyprus, 'cradle of Aphrodite', experienced wave after wave of conquest and colonization. Anatolian settlers, Egyptian pharaohs, Mycenaean and Phoenecian traders, Persian invaders, Greeks and Romans, all at one time or another left their stamp on its civilization and culture. It is to these multiple and often conflicting influences, working on an irresistible native tradition, that the early art of Cyprus owes its unique charm...... Cyprus has proved to be one huge archaeological site. Such discoveries as the famous Stone Age community of Khirokitia, the port city of Enkomi, whose cyclopean stone walls were raised during the Late Bronze Age, the sanctuary of Ayia Irini with its two thousand terra-cotta figurines, the lavishly equipped tombs of Salamis, and the temple of Athene and royal palace at Vouni, have yielded treasures that now fill the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia. Another choice collection is in New York's Metropolitan Museum....." Condition: Very fine. Book is ex San Jose City Library with minor chipping along the bottom edges of the cover, remains of a pocket on the front end paper, and library stamps on the front pastedown and the edges of the pages; otherwise, cover is bright, binding is solid, and pages are clean. Jacket is clean and bright, with a library sticker on the lower edge of the spine. Protected in a mylar cover. Price: CyP: 70.00 Ditto: In very good condition. Price clipped. Price: CyP 80.00 Ditto: In mint condition. Boxed. Price: CyP 90.00 | |