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Antiquities of Athens
James "Athenian" Stuart and Nicholas Revett's monumental Antiquities of Athens was the first accurate survey of ancient Greek architecture ever completed. Based on precise measured drawings done at the sites of the ancient ruins between 1751 and 1754, these books set a new standard for archaeological investigation in the eighteenth century. In doing so, they also transformed our understanding of Greek architecture and by pointing up differences between Greek and Roman examples fundamentally challenged prevailing notions about a universal classical ideal and fueled the Greek Revival movement that dominated British, European, and American architecture and design for over a century. Originally ...
The Antiqvities of Athens; 2
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Travels in Asia Minor and Greece
This Elibron Classics title is a reprint of the original edition published by the Clarendon Press in Oxford, 1825. This book contains color illustrations.
