Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface: The Pictorial Deluge and the Study of Visual Culture ix
4. 1. Images and Texts Compared: A Diagnosis of Contrasts 1
5. 2. Images of the World: The Eighth Century 19
6. 3. The Advent of Pictorial Narratives in the Seventh Century 53
7. 4. Playing with Writing in the Eighth, Seventh, and Sixth Centuries 89
8. 5. Directing the Gaze in the Sixth and Fifth Centuries 131
9. 6. Images in the Pull of Text: From the Fifth to the Fourth Century 195
10. 7. Pictures for Readers: The Birth of the Illustration in the Second Century 225
11. 8. Looking Back: Pitfalls and Nodes 243
12. Appendix 255
13. Notes 263
14. Bibliography 309
15. Name & Subject Index 329
16. Index of Ancient Greek Artworks 333