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Appreciating their nuances requires close examination of the vases themselves, for which the best photographs often are no substitute. Cohen, whose knowledge of these techniques is unrivaled, several times mentions her own surprise at finding new details on vases that she formerly had known only from published images. Having said that, the photographs in this catalogue, nearly all in color, are exceptionally good, and the layout is pleasing, spacious, and clear. Several vases receive less than full coverage, presumably to emphasize the passages most relevant to the theme. This is not a CVA, and we should not expect images from every angle. Those desirous of more information will find it in the entries, some of which would put the CVA to shame. Indeed, there is more information than the average reader will want, sometimes offering a level of detail that only the most hardened vase scholar will wish to wade through. Museum catalogues, even on so esoteric a subject, should make some concession to the average reader, but this is no work for beginners. Although only a few new attributions are ventured, the approach is Beazleyan in the sense that style and technique are the focus. Iconography is not ignored, but it clearly is secondary. While some might wish for a more well-rounded approach, it would behoove those impatient with connoisseurship to pay more attention to these devilish details. If there is one message conveyed by this book, it is that one should look very closely at works of art.The director's Foreword is followed by Acknowledgments, a Map, Abbreviations, and C.'s Introduction. An initial essay by Jeffrey Maish, Marie Svoboda, and Susan Lansing-Maish presents "Technical Studies of Some Attic Vases in the J. Paul Getty Museum," conducted in collaboration with the Getty Conservation Institute. These studies focus on the nature of coral red "gloss," the term preferred by the Getty editors to "glaze" (to C.'s evident annoyance: p. 116 n. 4), of applied gilding, and of distinctive colors on select vases. There is still uncertainty about the composition of coral red and what role the kiln environment, temperature, and firing sequence played in its production. It has been successfully reproduced, by forgers as well as scientists, but there is more to be learned. Its appearance is very close to that of misfired black gloss, as this reviewer can testify after puzzling over fragments from excavation. Their compositions must have been different, however, for them to acquire such distinct characteristics during the same three-stage firing. Techniques of gilding also continue to be debated. Gold has a higher melting temperature than that required for firing black gloss. Although this means it could be applied before firing, the researchers conclude that it usually was not. 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