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The catalogue is divided into four essay parts and a generous 93 full color pages of object illustrations and descriptions. The first part ("Lebensräume") offers a geological and geographic introduction to the Cycladic islands. Oddly enough, despite their central position among the Greek islands, currents and winds direct traffic around them. The second part ("Lebenswelten") introduces elements of Cycladic civilization and culture, a world of mariners, traders and artists. The main drawback of this part is that we just don't know much about it. Guesses and maybes abound. A wealth of objects is met with a silence about their use and owners. The third part ("Geisteswelten") provides a survey where the figurines were found, a classification of their types and, my favorite, an experiment of reconstituting their painting patterns. The fourth part "Nachleben") both celebrates the 19th century archaeologists and laments their superficial early collection of Cycladic art (which makes many of these dislocated objects problematic for research purposes). The part concludes with an interesting assessment of Cycladic on modern art.
Overall, a wonderful book that covers all the known bases of a lost civilization. Highly recommended.½