Back probably a couple of years ago, I let you guys know about some excellent free ebooks from The J. Paul Getty Museum.
One that I don't remember posting--I think that I would have remembered because it is so beautiful--is this book. It is Ancient Terracottas, from South Italy and Sicily in the J. Paul Getty Museum, by Maria Lucia Ferruzza.
Here's a blurb:
In the ancient world, terracotta sculpture was ubiquitous. Readily available and economical—unlike stone suitable for carving—clay allowed artisans to craft figures of remarkable variety and expressiveness. Terracottas from South Italy and Sicily attest to the prolific coroplastic workshops that supplied sacred and decorative images for sanctuaries, settlements, and cemeteries. Sixty terracottas are investigated here by noted scholar Maria Lucia Ferruzza, comprising a selection of significant types from the Getty’s larger collection—life-size sculptures, statuettes, heads and busts, altars, and decorative appliqués.
I'm not going to encourage you to buy it, however. Why? Because it is free, at least at the present time. It is featured on
unglue.it, which only only posts free books.
Here's a couple of paths to the free book.
- The mobi--simply navigate to
https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Terra...dp/B01D3NVOIC/. You'll know what to do then.
- The PDF and/or ePub-the path is more convoluted. Follow these directions:
1. If you aren't at
http://www.getty.edu/publications/terracottas/, already, go there.
2. Locate the menu in the upper righthand corner. Click on it.
3. Staying on the same webpage (or partial one), click on "Downloads."
4. The resulting webpage (or partial one) will give you the options of PDF, ePub, and mobi as ebooks. I think that you can probably choose all of them, if you wish.
If you'll excuse me, I've got some downloading to do . . . .