by B. F. Cook · British Museum Pub Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780714120263
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«Elgin Marbles» is B. F. Cook's introductory guide to the Parthenon sculptures, published by British Museum Pub Ltd in paperback (72 pages).
The book explains what the Parthenon sculptures represent, who carved them and how they were set into the fifth-century BC Athenian temple. It also reconstructs their deterioration over the centuries —through religious fanaticism, sieges and vandalism— until Lord Elgin moved them to London, where they have been on display in the British Museum since 1817.
It belongs to the Introductory Guides series published by the British Museum. The edition was published in 1984 and is written in English.
It is aimed at fans of classical art and the history of ancient Greece who want an introduction to the Parthenon marbles.
