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Getty Publications is re-releasing Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum (Getty Publications, Free, online) through its digital publishing framework, Quire. In this new format, this open-access scholarly resource is now under a Creative Commons license to encourage free use and dissemination of its contents.
The Getty’s first collection catalogue to be published digitally in 2012, Ancient Ambers presents a group of remarkable amber carvings from the J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection—the second largest body of this material in the United States and one of the most important in the world. The fifty-six Etruscan, Greek, and Italic carved ambers date from around 650 to 300 B.C. Through exquisite visual examples and vivid excerpts from classical texts, this catalogue examines the myths and legends woven around amber—its employment in magic and medicine, its transport and carving, and its incorporation into jewelry, amulets, and other objects of prestige.
In addition to full descriptions of each piece, including typology, style, chronology, condition, and iconography, Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum includes new object provenance information.
The catalogue will also be released in multiple free formats for download, as well as a paperback reference edition for purchase.
Author
Faya Causey is the former head of academic programs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, and a past Getty Scholar (2017–18) and Getty Guest Researcher (2018–19). She was educated at the University of California (BA, Riverside; MA, PhD, Santa Barbara) and lectures and publishes internationally on museums and on ancient, Renaissance, and modern art.
Publication Information
Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum
Faya Causey
J. Paul Getty Museum
ONLINE: ISBN 978-1-60606-051-3, FREE, https://www.getty.edu/publications/ambers/
E-BOOK: ISBN 978-1-60606-635-5, FREE, https://www.getty.edu/publications/ambers/
PRINT: ISBN 978-1-60606-634-8, US $75.00/UK £60.00
US Publication Date: January 7, 2020
UK Publication Date: January 9, 2020
About Getty Publications
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