The text is illustrated with 40 pages of black-and-white photography at the rear of the book and black-and-white illustrations in the body of the text. Illustrated boards, showing Parthenon sculpture, with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as the underlying board, with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The Parthenon was the finest architectural achievement of Periclean Athens, ".. is best known today for the sculpture with which it was decorated a continuous frieze in low relief, metopes in high relief, and free standing figures in the pediments or gables." -- from the front fold over panel blurb, this small book gives a representative example of the surviving sculpture. King Penguin Series Number 76. Softening of the backstrip, and a little rubbing to the book corners. The major damage has been tape marks to the endpapers along with foxing. Foxing to the textblock edges and light age toning of the internal pages. Rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and to the dustwrapper panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (6), 7-38, (2), then a section of 40 pages of black and white photography,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Art & Design; Misericords; Greece; Ancient (BC); Inventory No: 0113379.
The text is illustrated with 40 pages of black-and-white photography at the rear of the book and black-and-white illustrations in the body of the text. Illustrated boards, showing Parthenon sculpture, with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as the underlying board, with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The Parthenon was the finest architectural achievement of Periclean Athens, ".. is best known today for the sculpture with which it was decorated a continuous frieze in low relief, metopes in high relief, and free standing figures in the pediments or gables." -- from the front fold over panel blurb, this small book gives a representative example of the surviving sculpture. King Penguin Series Number 76. Softening of the backstrip, and a little rubbing to the book corners. The major damage has been tape marks to the endpapers along with foxing. Foxing to the textblock edges and light age toning of the internal pages. Rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and to the dustwrapper panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (6), 7-38, (2), then a section of 40 pages of black and white photography,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Art & Design; Misericords; Greece; Ancient (BC); Inventory No: 0113379.