Eccher, Danilo; Giuseppe GalloBiblio.com
Gallo, LucianaBiblio.com
Lord Elgin and Ancient Greek Architecture The Elgin Drawings at the British Museum
200979823Cambridge University Press. New. 2009. Hardcover. 0521881633 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 362 pages. Description: "This book analyses the rich and remarkable collection of archaeological drawings now housed in The British Museum drawn in Greece by a team of architects and artists in the service of Lord Elgin during his ambassadorial expedition to the Levant 1799-1803. Luciana Gallo offers a new interpretation of Elgin's interest in antiquities and reveals the aims innovative approach and significant achievements of this specialised tour. She also reveals his contribution to the advancement of contemporary archaeological studies carried out by British and continental scholars in connection to the search for original sources to promote Greek Revival architecture. This is the first time that the bulk of the Elgin Drawings collection in the British Museum has been published. The volume will thus serve as an indispensable guide to scholars and students of ancient Greek architecture and sculpture as well as of nineteenth-century architectural revivalism." -- with a bonus offer-- . Cambridge University Press hardcover
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