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Newton Abbott: David & Charles, 1975 Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1st UK Edition.. An account of the Dilettanti and all the otherartistic Philhellenes (like Lord Elgin) who went souvenir hunting in Greece.210p. plates. bibliography.index Embossed ownership stamp ontitle page .
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Antiquities Acquired : The Spoliation of Greece
by Bracken, C.P.
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The Elgin Affair : The Abduction of Antiquity's Greatest Treasures and the Passions That it Aroused.
by Vrettos,Theodore
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New York: Arcade Publishing, 1997 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st.US Edition.. 'The romantic and even bizarre circumstances surrounding the appropriation of the Elgin Marbles, down to the unfortunate fates of the principal actors, are thoroughly and fascinatingly set forth by Theodore Vrettos in this melancholy saga of imperial connoisseurship, a tale that belies the end result:the beautiful room in the British Museum.' -John Updike"'The Elgin Affair is a vividly told story of greed, deceit, cunning, thievery, obsession, and astonishing cultural arrogance.Theodore Vrettos deserves great credit for this meticulous and dramatic historical reconstruction." -Tim O'Brien. 238p.plates bibliography,index.
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The Elgin Affair : The Abduction of Antiquity's Greatest Treasures and the Passions That it Aroused.
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New York: Arcade Publishing, 1997 Book. As New. Soft cover. 1st.US Edition.. 'The romantic and even bizarre circumstances surrounding the appropriation of the Elgin Marbles, down to the unfortunate fates of the principal actors, are thoroughly and fascinatingly set forth by Theodore Vrettos in this melancholy saga of imperial connoisseurship, a tale that belies the end result:the beautiful room in the British Museum.' -John Updike"'The Elgin Affair is a vividly told story of greed, deceit, cunning, thievery, obsession, and astonishing cultural arrogance.Theodore Vrettos deserves great credit for this meticulous and dramatic historical reconstruction." -Tim O'Brien. 238p.plates bibliography,index.
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The Elgin Marbles
by Cook,B.F.
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London: British Museum, 1983 Book. As New. Soft cover. The Parthenon sculptures collected by Lord Elgin nearly 200 years ago rank amongst the highest achievements of mankind. Since they went on display in the British Museum in 1817, artists, scholars, poets and millions of visitors have stood before them in wonder. This book tells their story, beginning in the fifth century BC when the Parthenon was built in Athens. The author explains what the sculptures represent, who made them and how they fitted into the grand design of the temple. He describes their gradual destruction by religious zealots, beseiging Venetians and other vandals before Lord Elgin brought them to the safety of London. 72p. illus.index..
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English Bards and Grecian Marbles : The Relationship Between Sculpture and Poetry Especially in the Romantic Period
by Larrabee,Stephen A
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Port Washington NY: Kennicat Press, 1964 Ex-Library. Vey Good. Hardcover. Facsimile Reprint. Facsimile of the edition published 1943 by Columbia University Press..312p.bibliography, index. Clean tight neat copy, minor signs of library ownership on end papers, spine and tiny stamp on title page..
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An Historical Guide to the Sculptures of The Parthenon
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London: British Museum, 1965 Book. As New. Soft cover. Revised Edition. Short illustrated guide to the [Elgin] Parthenon marbles in the British Museum. (Preface by D. E. L. Haynes) 72p. illus, bibliography.index..
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Lord Elgin's Lady
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New York: Houghton Mifflin., 1982 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st.US Edition.. A fictional account of Lord Elgin in Greece in search of classical culture --- and how he lost both his wife and his marbles!! 363p..
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Mistress of the Elgin Marbles - A Biography of Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin
by Nagel, Susan
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New York: William Morrow., 2004 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st.US Ed... Filled with romance, danger, and scandal, this book is the intriguing story of one of the most influential women of the Romantic era whose exploits enriched world culture immeasurably. The richest heiress in Scotland and the wife of accomplished diplomat Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin, she traveled to Turkey when Elgin was appointed the Ambassador-Extraordinaire to the Ottoman Empire. Using details from primary sources & excerpts form the countess's own letters, the author draws a vivid portrait of this woman who helped bring the smallpox vaccine to the Middle East, financed the removal and safe passage to England of classical marbles from the Parthenon, and struck a deal with Napoleon that no politician could have accomplished. Accomplishments overshadowed by her affair with her husband's best friend and the most lurid and salacious divorce trial in London's history. 294 p. plates bibliography. index. Remainder…
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A Shadow of Magnitude : The Acquisition of the Elgin Marbles
by Vrettos,Theodore
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New York: Putnam, 1974 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st.US Edition.. "The compelling and controversial story of the Elgin Marbles that began with one man's passionate love for the art of ancient Greece and ended with his financial ruin, public dishonor, and personal disgrace". 250p.+ 4 leaves of plates : illus. bibliography, index..
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A short guide to the sculptures of the Parthenon [Elgin Collection]
by British Museum
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London: British Museum, 1956 Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. 5th.edition. Short illustrated guide to the Parthenon marbles in the British Museum originally published in 1949. 42p. illus diagram. .
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