Art of the Classical World in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Greece, Cyprus, Etruria, Rome Carlos A. Picon, Sean Hemingway, Christopher S. Lightfoot, Joan R. Mertens, Elizabeth J. Milleker, Richard De Puma

This jaw-droppingly beautiful book presents 500 of the finest works of Classical art from the Museum's collection of more than 17,000 pieces. The ancient civilizations of Greece, Cyprus, Etruria and Rome are all fully represented, and it is the full colour photographs that take centre stage - the explanatory notes occupy only 100 of the 500 odd pages. There is also an essay on the history of the collections by the Curator in Charge, Carlos Picon.

Carlos Picon is curator in charge; Sean Hemingway is associate curator; Christopher S. Lightfoot is associate curator; Joan R. Mertens is curator; and Elizabeth J. Milleker is curator, all in the Department of Greek and Roman Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Richard De Puma is F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor Emeritus, School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa.