Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum

The international Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, sponsored by the Union Académique Internationale, aims to illustrate all the ancient Greek pottery in public and private collections. The British Academy publishes fascicules contributing to the ‘Great Britain’ series of catalogues.

There is a wide spread of material. Bronze Age Greek, Cypriot, local Italian, Etruscan, and the local styles of the Archaic Greek city-states all appear beside the more familiar Athenian black and red figure. The large format allows all pieces to be fully illustrated, and there are profile drawings of the more interesting shapes, as an aid to the study of potting as well as painting. There is a full commentary on each vase.

Committee Chair: Dr Thomas Mannack

Great Britain

Vol. 25. [published by British Museum Press]

Vol. 24. Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 4
by H.W. Catling and T. Mannack
978-0-19-726444-7 hbk (2010)
64 pages and 75 plates

Vol. 23. Reading Museum Service (Reading Borough Council)
by Amy C. Smith
978-0-19-726389-1 hbk (2007)
64 pages and 40 plates

Vol. 22. Aberdeen University: Marischal Museum Collection
by Elizabeth Moignard
978-0-19-726376-1 hbk (2006)
50 pages and 53 plates

Vol. 21. Harrow School
by Jasper Gaunt, with the collaboration of Thomas Mannack
978-0-19-726306-8 hbk (2005)
86 pages and 56 plates

Vol. 20. [published by British Museum Press]

Vol. 19. Winchester College
by John Falconer and Thomas Mannack
978-0-19-726257-3 hbk (2002, out of print)
36 pages and 16 plates

Vol. 18. The Glasgow Collections: The Hunterian Museum; the Glasgow Museum and Art Gallery, Kelvingrove; the Burrell Collection
by Elizabeth Moignard
0-19-726168-X hbk (1997, out of print)
64 pages and 60 plates

Vol. 17. [published by British Museum Press]

Vol. 16. The National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh
by Elizabeth Moignard
0-19-726077-2 hbk (1989)

Vol. 15. Castle Ashby, Northampton
by John Boardman and Martin Robertson
0-19-725981-2 portfolio (1979, out of print)
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Vol. 14. Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 3
by John Boardman
0-19-725953-7 portfolio (1975, out of print)
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Vol. 13. [published by British Museum Press]

Vol. 12. University of Reading
by Percy Neville Ure and Annie Dunman Ure
0-19-725802-6 portfolio (1954, out of print)
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1-11. [not published by the British Academy]

Note

The publication of Fascicules 3, 6, 9 and 11 were supported financially by the British Academy. Not all ‘Great Britain’ fascicules are published by the British Academy (e.g. some are published by British Museum Press – as indicated in the list).

Canada

Vol. 1. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto (Attic Black Figure and Related Wares) by John W. Hayes
978-0-19-726000-5 portfolio 1981 out of print

New Zealand

Vol. 1. New Zealand (Attic Protogeometric, Geometric and Black Figure; Corinthian) by J.R. Green
0-19-725990-1 portfolio 1979 out of print
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Summary Guide to Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum by Thomas H. Carpenter
0-19-726033-0 pbk 1984 out of print

Summary Guide to Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Second Edition by Thomas H Carpenter & Thomas Mannack
0-19-726203-1 pbk 2000 available from Pen & Sword