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HORACE HART, PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY

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PROFESSOR PERCY GARDNER

PREFACE

THE History of Greek Sculpture, 600-323 B. C., forms one of the subjects of examination in the classical school at Oxford. The only collection of ancient authorities on this subject available for study is that of Overbeck (Die antiken Schriftquellen zur Geschichte der bildenden Künste bei den Griechen, Leipzig, 1868). Since this work aims at completeness, it contains some thousands of passages which are not necessary for such study of Greek sculpture as is required of University students, while, on the other hand, it provides neither translation nor commentary. I have, therefore, at the request of Professor Gardner, selected such passages as appeared from their intrinsic interest or difficulty to require special study by those offering the subject for examination, adding some few to which attention has been called since the publication of Overbeck's work. As a rule, the inscriptions of artists (which may be read in Löwy's Inschriften griechischer Bildhauer) have not been included, except in a few cases where the matter

or form of the inscription seemed to make this desirable; to those which are merely signatures reference is made in the discussions of date which follow each heading where necessary. In order to save space many passages have been omitted in which the text presents no difficulty of translation and has no descriptive interest: a list of the works mentioned in such passages is appended to the account of each sculptor.

Since this book is not intended to fill the place of systematic histories of sculpture, such as those of Overbeck and Collignon, notes are not given where a reference to those works can be supplied, and references to periodical and current literature are in general not given except where the book or article quoted has appeared within the last two years, or where it seems worthy of consultation in addition to the text-books. It has not been thought necessary to devote much space to questions of textual criticism; the passages are quoted from the standard texts of each author with but few divergences.

The author desires to express his sincere thanks to Professor Gardner for his constant help and encouragement, and for the thorough revision to which the proof-sheets were submitted by him as they issued from the press.

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