The Parthenon Revised Edition |
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| Author:
| Beard, Mary |
| Series title: | Wonders of the World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-05617-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $37.00USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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Beard conducts readers through the storied past and towering presence of the most famous building in the world. This revised edition includes the story of the museum opened in 2009 to display the sculptures that still remain in Greece--and the controversies that have surrounded it--and asks if it makes a difference to the "Elgin Marble debate."
Beard conducts readers through the storied past and towering presence of the most famous building in the world. This revised edition includes the story of the museum opened in 2009 to display the sculptures that still remain in Greece--and the controversies that have surrounded it--and asks if it makes a difference to the "Elgin Marble debate."