Author: Pierce Egan
Publisher:
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Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 466

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Author: Antony Griffiths
Publisher:
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Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385505070
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

Author: Ian Dennis Jenkins
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674026926
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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The Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum are unrivaled examples of classical Greek art, an inspiration to artists and writers since their creation in the fifth century bce. A superb visual introduction to these wonders of antiquity, this book offers a photographic tour of the most famous of the surviving sculptures from ancient Greece, viewed within their cultural and art-historical context. Ian Jenkins offers an account of the history of the Parthenon and its architectural refinements. He introduces the sculptures as architecture--pediments, metopes, Ionic frieze--and provides an overview of their subject matter and possible meaning for the people of ancient Athens. Accompanying photographs focus on the pediment sculptures that filled the triangular gables at each end of the temple; the metopes that crowned the architrave surmounting the outer columns; and the frieze that ran around the four sides of the building, inside the colonnade. Comparative images, showing the sculptures in full and fine detail, bring out particular features of design and help to contrast Greek ideas with those of other cultures. The book further reflects on how, over 2,500 years, the cultural identity of the Parthenon sculptures has changed. In particular, Jenkins expands on the irony of our intimate knowledge and appreciation of the sculptures--a relationship far more intense than that experienced by their ancient, intended spectators--as they have been transformed from architectural ornaments into objects of art.

Author: British Museum
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42

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Author: Timothy Clark
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500094068
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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A major publication on Hokusai's remarkable late work, incorporating fresh scholarship on the sublime paintings and prints the artist created in the last thirty years of his life

Author: Ghost of a departed collector
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Dorothy Thickett
Publisher: British Museum Press
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 42

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There is little point in conserving an object if the storage conditions to which it is to be returned contributed to its deterioration. This book presents the full range of tests, for materials used in constructing storage and display areas, which are used at the British museum and describes standard procedures for carrying them out. It is a valuable source of information for curators, conservators and designers and will enable those with access to relatively basic equipment to carry out their own tests.

Author: Joanna M. Kosek
Publisher: Archetype Publications
ISBN: 9781873132593
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 185

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This illustrated book on mounting prints and drawings covers the materials, working procedures, tools and equipment for safely mounting prints and drawings for display and storage. Stamping methods, cataloguing and studio organisation are also covered. This book, which will appeal to conservators, collection managers, curators and collectors, also contains a wealth of historical information. It is based on current practice at the British Museum.

Author: Ghost of a Departed Collector
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780656937882
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Excerpt from The Print Room of the British Museum: An Enquiry Of Ribera and Goya, the only two artist etchers of the Spanish School, short notices are given, fol lowed by four lines at the heading to, the Spanish Drawings, three other artists being mentioned. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.