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Lord Elgin and Ancient Greek Architecture
Luciana Gallo
其他書名
The Elgin Drawings at the British Museum
出版
Cambridge University Press
, 2009-06-08
主題
Architecture / General
Architecture / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation
Architecture / History / General
Architecture / History / Ancient & Classical
Art / History / Ancient & Classical
Social Science / Archaeology
Travel / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
ISBN
0521881633
9780521881630
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=DfQ2UPZg-agC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
This book analyses the rich and remarkable collection of archaeological drawings, now housed in The British Museum, drawn in Greece by a team of architects and artists in the service of Lord Elgin during his ambassadorial expedition to the Levant (1799-1803). Luciana Gallo offers a new interpretation of Elgin's interest in antiquities and reveals the aims, innovative approach, and significant achievements of this specialised tour. She also reveals his contribution to the advancement of contemporary archaeological studies carried out by British and continental scholars, in connection to the search for original sources to promote Greek Revival architecture. This is the first time that the bulk of the Elgin Drawings collection in the British Museum has been published. The volume will thus serve as an indispensable guide to scholars and students of ancient Greek architecture and sculpture, as well as of nineteenth-century architectural revivalism.