Title & Author:

The Parthenon : from antiquity to the present / edited by Jenifer Neils.

Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Description:

xvi, 430 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-422) and index.
Space and theme : the setting of the Parthenon / Jeffrey M. Hurwit -- Wealth, power, and prestige : classical Athens at home and abroad / Lisa Kallet -- The architecture and architects of the classical Parthenon / Barbara A. Barletta -- Bending the truth : curvature and other refinements / Lothar Haselberger -- A celebration of victory : the metopes / Katherine Schwab -- "Noblest images on all sides" : the ionic frieze / Jenifer Neils -- Fire from heaven : the pediments and akroteria / Olga Palagia -- The statue of Athena and other treasures / Kenneth Lapatin -- "Bestride the very peak of heaven" : the Parthenon after antiquity / Robert Ousterhout -- "Well recorded worth" : photographs of the Parthenon / Andrew Szegedy-Maszak -- The Parthenon in the modern era / Richard A. Etlin.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"This volume offers an overview of the Parthenon from antiquity to the modern era. Recent discoveries, such as the marble sculpture fragments found during the current restoration work on the Acropolis or a vase excavated in Northern Greece whose decoration echoes a lost pedimental composition, have forced scholars to reconsider many aspects of one of the most important monuments of classical antiquity. Bringing together new essays on various aspects of this world-renowned temple, this book offers: the dramatic setting of the Parthenon, and its impact on modern architects such as Le Corbusier; new reconstructions and interpretations of Pheidias' vast sculptural program; in-depth analysis of architectural refinements, and the techniques employed in making the colossal gold-and-ivory cult statute; and a consideration of the Christian and Muslim phases of the Parthenon's history. Collectively, they enhance our understanding of one of the icons of Western art."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0521820936 (hardcover)
9780521820936 (hardcover)
9780521164825
0521164826

Subject:

Parthenon (Athens, Greece)
Parthénon (Athènes, Grèce)
21.52 history of sculpture.
15.34 classical archaeology.
Antiquities.
Parthenon.
Temples Greece Athens.
Athens (Greece) Antiquities.
Athènes (Grèce) Antiquités.
Greece Athens.

Added entries:

Neils, Jenifer, 1950-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 242444
Call No.: DF287.P3 P37 2005
Status: Available