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Tables of Contents for Lord Elgin and the Marbles
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Plates
xiii
1. An Embassy is Arranged
I
10
2. Great Events in the Levant
II
9
3. The Voyage Out
20
8
4. Reception at Constantinople
28
7
5. The Smith Brothers
35
8
6. Work Begins at Athens
43
25
7. In Search of Ancient Manuscripts
68
12
8. The Conquest of Egypt and its Results
80
6
9. The Firman
86
12
10. `The Last Poor Plunder from a Bleeding Land`
98
21
11. Prisoner of War
119
13
12. Lusieri on his Own, 1803-1806
132
8
13. Homecoming
140
11
14. The Second Collection
151
11
15. Artists and Dilettanti
162
11
16. Elgin Offers his First Collection to the Government
173
7
17. Poets and Travellers
180
21
18. Later Years in Greece
201
13
19. Lord Elgin Tries Again
214
13
20. Tweddell J. and Tweddell R.
227
11
21. The Fate of the Manuscripts
238
7
22. The Marbles are Sold
245
16
23. `An Aera in Public Feeling`
261
20
24. `The Damage is Obvious and Cannot be Exaggerated`
281
33
25. The Parthenon since Lord Elgin
314
18
26. The Question of Return
332
5
Appendices
337
9
1. The Firman
337
5
2. The Damage to the Elgin Marbles: Extracts from Official Documents
342
4
Notes
346
51
Bibliography
397
14
Index
411