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Venus de Milo, the spinner; the link between a famous art mystery and ancient fertility symbols. Foreword by Rhys Carpenter.
- Title
- Venus de Milo, the spinner; the link between a famous art mystery and ancient fertility symbols. Foreword by Rhys Carpenter.
- Author
- Suhr, Elmer G., 1902-1976
- Publication
- New York, Exposition Press [1958]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | 4973 S94v | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Carpenter, Rhys, 1889-1980,
- Description
- 99 p. illus.; 21 cm.
- Series Statement
- Exposition-university book
- Subject
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The elixir of life -- The whirling vortex and the divine pneuma -- The shadow of the moon -- The cone--symbol of fortune -- The spindle goddess -- The spiral--symbol of creation -- The arms of Aphrodite -- Herakles, the burly spinner -- Aphrodite, the cosmic creator -- The role of eros -- Aphrodite--Arachne and her web -- An eternalized moment in sculpture.
- LCCN
- ^^^58004055^
- OCLC
- 2829088
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library