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Lord Elgin and the Marbles
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Paperback
Rep sub edition from Oxford Univ Pr on Demand (August 13, 1998)
9780192880536 | details & prices | 419 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.50 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $59.00
Reprint edition from Oxford Univ Pr (February 1, 1984)
9780192851406 | details & prices | List price $9.95
About: Based on a detailed study of both original records and recent discoveries, Lord Elgin and the Marbles is the authoritative historical account of the extraordinary circumstances in which the Elgin Marbles were acquired, of the tremendous impact which they made on modern appreciation of Greek art, and of the bitter reaction of Napoleon, Byron, and many others to their appropriation.
About: Based on a detailed study of both original records and recent discoveries, Lord Elgin and the Marbles is the authoritative historical account of the extraordinary circumstances in which the Elgin Marbles were acquired, of the tremendous impact which they made on modern appreciation of Greek art, and of the bitter reaction of Napoleon, Byron, and many others to their appropriation.