Coffee Table Books|Met Publications*The Met Store How to Read Greek Vases

• Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Author: Joan R. Mertens
• Pages: 176
• Illustrations: 214 in full color, including 4 maps
• Format: Paperback
• Dimensions: 8” x 10 1/2”
• ISBN: 9780300155235

“Mertens establishes a rapport with the reader… excellent color illustrations”
      —Times Literary Supplement

“…excellent introductory section…”
“The book draws comparisons with other media and contexts to broaden our understanding of what we’re looking at.”
      —The World of Interiors

“…finely illustrated…useful introduction…”
      —The Anglo-Hellenic Review

“This beautifully produced and elegantly written book provides a superb introduction to the appreciation of Greek vases by one of the foremost authorities on the subject…the focus of the discussions is a personal one, and the narrative should be seen as a kind of extended gallery talk…one comes away feeling that one has been reading something closer to a series of intricate poems than a group of scholarly essays.”
      —American Journal of Archaeology 

“How to read Greek vases will serve not only visitors to the Met but anyone keen to learn about this important aspect of Greek art and culture.”
      —Bryn Mawr Classical Review