{"product_id":"the-horse-in-ancient-greek-nicole-stribling-9780300230574","title":"The Horse in Ancient Greek Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eA unique illustrated book, focusing on the significance of the horse in ancient Greek culture \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Horses were revered in ancient Greece as symbols of wealth, power, and status. On stunning black- and red-figure vases, in sculpture, and in other media, Greek artists depicted the daily care of horses, chariot and horseback races, scenes of combat, and mythological horse-hybrids such as satyrs and the winged Pegasus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This richly illustrated and handsomely designed volume includes over 80 objects showing scenes of ancient equestrian life. Essays by notable scholars of ancient Greek art and archaeology explore the indelible presence and significance horses occupied in numerous facets of ancient Greek culture, including myth, war, sport, and competition, shedding new light on horsemanship from the 8th through the 4th century BCE. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished by the National Sporting Library \u0026amp; Museum in partnership with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\/Distributed by Yale University Press \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Sporting Library \u0026amp; Museum, Middleburg, VA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (09\/09\/17-01\/14\/18)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (02\/17\/18-07\/08\/18)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicole Stribling, Peter Schertz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300230575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300230574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Sporting Library \u0026amp; Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.70h x 8.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Nicole Stribling","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076795396351,"sku":"9780300230574","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_485e8ef3-416e-4a47-b0ea-846dd3c4e6f8.jpg?v=1685466842","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-horse-in-ancient-greek-nicole-stribling-9780300230574","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}