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Gardener’s Art through the ages has a large section regarding Greek art during the Classical Age. This book is instrumental in teaching about Greek art because it shows how art was made up to this period, and how art was effected by this period thereafter.

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Gardner's Art Through the Ages: A Global perspective also has a large section regarding the Greek Classical age art. This book is important because it gives persepective of how greek art has influenced and been influenced by other great civilizations around the world.

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Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times is written by Thomas R. Martin. It specifically discusses the art and architectural styles of the Classical Age in Ancient Greece. It also provides many good pictures and examples of the art.

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The Invention of Art History in Ancient Greece: Religion, society, and Artistic Rationalisation is written by Jeremy tanner. This book is important because it compleatly focuses on how the greeks progressed into a thriving empire. It discusses and teaches of how all aspects of life were tied together in art.

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The Encyclopedia Americana is an Encyclopedia that has a section on the Ancient Greeks. In this section many of the different types of classical greek art are discussed as well as the many different things that were occuring in greece at the time.

http://books.google.com/books?id=JgzYAAAAMAAJ&q=ancient+greek+art+classical+period&dq=ancient+greek+art+classical+period&cd=5






Greece by Paul Hellander is a very good book that teaches all about the rise and fall of ancient greece. The section on art is very well written. It discusses all the different types of art from painting, to sculpture, to archetecture.

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Art of the Western World is written by Bruce cole and Adelheid Gealt. The book thoroughly explains the different periods in which the styles and types of art done by the Greeks were very advance. It is an important book because it provides very good examples and explanations.
http://books.google.com/books?id=wm87Lkh1cOEC&pg=RA1-PA15&dq=ancient+greek+art+classical+period&lr=&cd=11#v=onepage&q=ancient%20greek%20art%20classical%20period&f=false






The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge is written by the New York Times. This book is realy important because it simply explains to an everyday reader the art of ancient greece. It gives very good explanations and puts the art into the context of what was happening in the worldhttp://books.google.com/books?id=-BIGv9vIoqcC&pg=PA18&dq=ancient+greek+art+classical+period&lr=&cd=12#v=onepage&q=ancient%20greek%20art%20classical%20period&f=false








Coming of Age in Ancient Greece: Images of Childhood from the Classical Past describes what it was like for an everyday person to live and grow up in the classical greek society. It discusses the archetecture and pottery of the period, and how it affected the people.http://books.google.com/books?id=M79VEkDyqQEC&pg=PA65&dq=ancient+greek+art+classical+period&lr=&cd=13#v=onepage&q=ancient%20greek%20art%20classical%20period&f=false






Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece was written by Nigel Wilson. This book is an Encyclopedia that focuses compleatly on Ancient Greece. It contains a very large section pertaining to the importance of greek art. It also points out many particular peices of art that were important to the advancement of the society.

http://books.google.com/books?id=-aFtPdh6-2QC&pg=PA72&dq=ancient+greek+art+classical+period&lr=&cd=16#v=onepage&q=ancient%20greek%20art%20classical%20period&f=false