The Parthenon Sculptures

by Ian Jenkins

The Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum are unrivaled examples of classical Greek art, an inspiration to artists and writers since their creation in the fifth century bce. A superb visual introduction to these wonders of antiquity, this book offers a photographic tour of the most famous of the surviving sculptures from ancient Greece, viewed within their cultural and art-historical context. Ian Jenkins offers an account of the history of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674026926
• ISBN13: 9780674026926
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.1" x 10.5"