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The Acropolis Through its Museum (English language edition) (Paperback)
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The Acropolis Through its Museum (English language edition) (Paperback)
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Loot Price R600
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The Acropolis through its Museum is not simply a guidebook to the
Acropolis Museum. By presenting the works of art exhibited in the
museum, it endeavours to resynthesize the history of the Sacred
Rock as part of the cultural and the wider historical process of
Athens. The book follows the visitor's tour of the museum, so that
the reader can study and learn more about the antiquities he sees
before him. However, it is written is such a way that through
independent inquiry the reader is able to approach the subjects
more deeply and to understand the preconditions - political,
social, economic, ideological, artistic and technological - that
led to the creation of the unique monuments on the Acropolis. The
book is lavishly illustrated with photographs, as well as numerous
plans and reconstruction drawings, which enable the reader to
understand each of the fragmentarily preserved works in its
context. It also answers many of the questions raised in the
discerning reader's mind, such as what was the size and the
population of ancient Athens, what is the meaning of the beasts
represented on the large Archaic pediments, what do the Korai
statues represent, why did the Erechtheion become so complex and
what was the role of the Karyatids, why was the temple of Athena
Nike built in the Ionic order, what led Pericles and his advisers
to opt for the specific building programme and how were the major
public works financed, why was it decided to place an Ionic frieze
on the Doric Parthenon, what political messages were transmitted to
Sparta through the sculptural decoration of the Parthenon, and so
on. Authored by a university professor who has been involved with
studying and teaching the Acropolis for over thirty years, the
publication is of the impeccable artistic quality distinctive of
books produced by KAPON Editions.
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