Perry, Walter Copland: Greek and Roman sculpture: a popular introduction to the history of Greek and Roman sculpture (London, 1882)

PREFACE.

The principal objects which the Author has had in view in
the present work are :—

1. To supply the first step to the student of ancient Greek
and Roman sculpture.

2. To set before the artist the principles by which the
greatest masters in the greatest period of art were guided,
and the influences to which they were subjected.

3. To furnish the inexperienced amateur with the know-
ledge requisite to enable him to understand and appreciate
the remains of ancient plastic art in the museums of his own
and foreign countries.

4. To direct the attention of the student of ancient
history to one of the most interesting and characteristic
sides of Greek life, and to show him the intimate relation
between Greek art and the religious, political, and social life
of the Greek people. 4

The prosecution of these objects necessarily implies a
popular treatment of the subject. It also precludes the
Author from entering at any length into controversial dis-