The Parthenon
Professor Mary Beard
ISBN 10: 186197292X ISBN 13: 9781861972927
Published by Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2002
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The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. Its 'looted' Elgin Marbles are a global cause celebre. But what actually are they? In the first of an occasional 'series' on wonders of the world - such as the Colosseum, Stonehenge, the Pyramids, the Alhambra, Mary Beard, biographer, reviewer and leading Cambridge classicist, tells the history and explains the significance of the Parthenon, the temple of the virgin goddess Athena, the divine patroness of ancient Athens:. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001897072
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The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. Its 'looted' Elgin Marbles are a global cause cel�bre. But what actually are they? In the first of an occasional 'series' on wonders of the world - such as the Colosseum, Stonehenge, the Pyramids, the Alhambra, Mary Beard, biographer, reviewer and leading Cambridge classicist, tells the history and explains the significance of the Parthenon, the temple of the virgin goddess Athena, the divine patroness of ancient Athens:
About the Author: Mary Beard is a Professor of Classics at Cambridge and is a Fellow of Newnham College. She is general editor of the Wonders of the World series and author of The Parthenon.
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Title: The Parthenon
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Paperback
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Profile Books, 2002. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, [viii],209pp, illust. Pages slightly yellowed. A good copy. 186197292X/0.4uk. Seller Inventory # 378802
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THE PARTHENON: TEMPLE, CATHEDRAL, MOSQUE, RUIN, ICON: THIS BRILLIANT BOOK EXPLORES THE PARTHENON'S CURIOUS HISTORY
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo.pp. 209. Signed by the author on the title page. Part of the Wonders of The World Series. Original publisher's binding in brightest blue, lettered gilt at spine. Dust jacket in glossy blue, lettered blue and white, and featuring a colour photograph looking from the Parthenon over a misty landscape; review by John Julius Norwich "A classic in every sense of the word: scholarly, informative, but with a laugh Ð or at least a broad smile Ð on every page. I loved it Ð and so will you." Black and white drawings and photographs illustrate the text. Frontispiece b/w photograph of the Hungarian dancer Nicolska leaping semi-naked amongst the columns of the Parthenon in 1929. ISBN:186197292X. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signedes. Seller Inventory # C103353
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