Main entry:

Korres, M. (Manolēs)

Title & Author:

Stones of the Parthenon / Manolis Korres.

Edition:

1st English ed.

Publication:

Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2000.

Description:

69 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 69).
Athens and her quarries -- Pentelicon quarry -- Marble for the column capital -- Sockets for wedges and levers -- Splitting the block from the parent rock -- Preparing to cut away excess marble -- Removing excess marble -- Squaring the block -- Overturning the block to work on the underside-- Stages in the formation of the column capital -- Assembling a timber sledge -- Hoisting the block to the quarry entrance -- Descending to the loading platform -- Loading the capital onto the large wagon -- On the road to Athens -- On the eastern outskirts of the city -- Passing the south slope of the Acropolis -- From the ramp to the Propylon via the "balanced wagon" method -- At the work site to the east of the Parthenon -- Dilemma: greater economy or greater security? -- Work site after the Persian attack -- Same site, fifty years later -- Time future.
Also issued online.

Summary:

"The Stones of the Parthenon is a compelling volume that explores the astonishing technological achievements that made possible the assembly of stones on the Acropolis. This readable account tells how an eleven-ton Doric column capital was quarried and transported to Athens, epitomizing the achievements of the remarkable craftsmen who built the Parthenon. The author's intricate line drawings clearly show the methods and tools used to achieve this feat."--Jacket.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

0892366079 (paperback)
9780892366071 (paperback)

Subject:

Parthenon (Athens, Greece)
Parthenon.
Parthénon (Athènes, Grèce)
Parthenon (Athens, Greece) Design and construction.
Marble Greece Pentelikon, Mount.
Quarries and quarrying Greece Pentelikon, Mount.
Marbre Grèce Pentélique, Mont.
Carrières (Exploitations minières) Grèce Pentélique, Mont.
Marble.
Quarries and quarrying.
Baustoff
Bautechnik
Marmor
Transport
Verwendung
Marble industry and trade Greece Pentelikon, Mount.
Greece Mount Pentelikon.
Athen Parthenon.

Form/genre:

Writings.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 213968
Call No.: NA44.K845.A35 2000
Status: Available