Author: Cuthbert George YOUNGPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
A Wayfarer's notes on the shores of the Levant, and the Valley of the Nile: with a sketch of the religious features of Syria, a Supplement on Italy, and an Appendix on the State of the Holy Sepulchre, etc
Author: Cuthbert George YOUNGPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Who Saved the Parthenon?
Author: William St ClairPublisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1783744642
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
In this magisterial book, William St Clair unfolds the history of the Parthenon throughout the modern era to the present day, with special emphasis on the period before, during, and after the Greek War of Independence of 1821–32. Focusing particularly on the question of who saved the Parthenon from destruction during this conflict, with the help of documents that shed a new light on this enduring question, he explores the contributions made by the Philhellenes, Ancient Athenians, Ottomans and the Great Powers. Marshalling a vast amount of primary evidence, much of it previously unexamined and published here for the first time, St Clair rigorously explores the multiple ways in which the Parthenon has served both as a cultural icon onto which meanings are projected and as a symbol of particular national, religious and racial identities, as well as how it illuminates larger questions about the uses of built heritage. This book has a companion volume with the classical Parthenon as its main focus, which offers new ways of recovering the monument and its meanings in ancient times. St Clair builds on the success of his classic text, The Reading Nation in the Romantic Period, to present this rich and authoritative account of the Parthenon’s presentation and reception throughout history. With weighty implications for the present life of the Parthenon, it is itself a monumental contribution to accounts of the Greek Revolution, to classical studies, and to intellectual history.
British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: The Literature of Egypt and the Soudan from the Earliest Times to the Year 1885 Inclusive
Author: Prince Ibrahim-Hilmy (son of Ismail, Khedive of Egypt)Publisher:
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Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Publishers' circular and booksellers' record
Author: Nineteenth Century Short-title Catalogue: phase 1. 1816-1870
Author: The Publishers' Circular and General Record of British and Foreign Literature
Author: The British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books, 1881-1900
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1086
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