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From Pentelicon to the Parthenon: The Ancient Quarries and the Story of a Half-Worked Column Capital

From Pentelicon to the Parthenon: The Ancient Quarries and the Story of a Half-Worked Column Capital

by Korres, Manolis
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This book comprises two parts: the first presents, in the form of 22 full-page drawings, the story of a doric column capital (weighing some 12 tonnes) and of the men who hewed it from the quarry and transported it to the Acropolis. The second part discusses the ancient Pentelic marble quarries, their function and the stages of their development.

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Pub dateDec 31, 2001
ISBN-109602040173
ISBN-139789602040171
LanguageEnglish
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