Sex or symbol? : erotic images of Greece and Rome
Johns, Catherine2002
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This entertaining and thoughtful book investigates an area of Greek and Roman life which was an embarrassment to the 18th and 19th century scholars discovering many objects in their classical collections. At a time of increasing sexual prudery such material was considered unsuitable for serious study.
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Sex or symbol? : erotic images of Greece and Rome / Catherine Johns.
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Imprint:
London : British Museum, 2002.
Collation:
192 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 1982.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780714117133 (pbk)
Dewey class:
704.942809704.9428
Language:
English
BRN:
134776
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