The Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum are unrivalled examples of classical Greek art that have inspired sculptors, artists, poets and writers since their creation in the fifth century BC. This book serves as a superb visual introduction to these magnificent sculptures. The book showcases a series of specially taken photographs of the different sculptural elements: the pediments, metopes and Ionic frieze. It captures the vitality of the sculptures in a group, an individual sculpture or an exquisite eye-catching detail, such as the mane of a horse, a human foot, the swish of drapery or a youthful head bowed in thought.
By:
Ian Jenkins, Ivor Kerslake Photographs by:
Dudley Hubbard Imprint: British Museum Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 258mm,
Width: 254mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 1.110kg ISBN:9780714122618 ISBN 10: 0714122610 Pages: 144 Publication Date:02 November 2007 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
