Alison Burford
Craftsmen in Greek and Roman Society.
Cornell University Press, 1972. First edition. 256 pages.
Volume is bound in maroon cloth, with bright stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book is excellent condition. Binding is firm. Pages are clean and bright. Intact dust jacket is well preserved. "This book offers a comprehensive survey of the role played by artisans, sculptors, and architects in the ancient world. Drawing from literary sources, from inscriptions, and from pictorial representations of ancient art, the author concentrates on the economic and social significance of Greek and Roman craftsmen and vividly recalls the society in which they lived and worked."