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- catalog abstract "The artistic genius of Athens in the fifth century BC reached its peak in the sculpted marble reliefs of the Parthenon frieze. Designed by Phidias and carved by a team of anonymous masons, the frieze adorned the temple of Athena on the Acropolis and represents a festival procession in honour of the Olympian gods. Its original composition and precise meaning, however, have long been the subject of lively debate. Most of what survives of the frieze is now in the British Museum or the Acropolis Museum in Athens; the rest is scattered among a number of European collections. This book reconstructs the frieze in its entirety according to the most up-to-date research, with a detailed scene-by-scene commentary, and the superb quality of the carving is vividly shown in a series of close-up photographs. In his introduction Ian Jenkins places the frieze in its architectural, historical and artistic setting. He discusses the various interpretations suggested by previous scholars, and finally puts forward a view of his own.".
- catalog contributor b6538795.
- catalog created "1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-48) and index.".
- catalog description "Most of what survives of the frieze is now in the British Museum or the Acropolis Museum in Athens; the rest is scattered among a number of European collections. This book reconstructs the frieze in its entirety according to the most up-to-date research, with a detailed scene-by-scene commentary, and the superb quality of the carving is vividly shown in a series of close-up photographs. In his introduction Ian Jenkins places the frieze in its architectural, historical and artistic setting. He discusses the various interpretations suggested by previous scholars, and finally puts forward a view of his own.".
- catalog description "The Parthenon and Athens -- The frieze and its subject -- A poem in stone -- The Peplos scene -- The arrangement of the frieze -- The frieze.".
- catalog description "The artistic genius of Athens in the fifth century BC reached its peak in the sculpted marble reliefs of the Parthenon frieze. Designed by Phidias and carved by a team of anonymous masons, the frieze adorned the temple of Athena on the Acropolis and represents a festival procession in honour of the Olympian gods. Its original composition and precise meaning, however, have long been the subject of lively debate.".
- catalog extent "119 p., 4 p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Parthenon frieze.".
- catalog identifier "0292740387".
- catalog isFormatOf "Parthenon frieze.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Austin : University of Texas Press,".
- catalog relation "Parthenon frieze.".
- catalog spatial "Greece Athens".
- catalog spatial "Greece Athens.".
- catalog subject "Friezes Greece Athens.".
- catalog subject "NB91.A7 J45 1994".
- catalog subject "Parthenon (Athens, Greece) Frieze.".
- catalog subject "Parthenon (Athens, Greece)".
- catalog subject "Phidias, approximately 500 B.C.-approximately 430 B.C.".
- catalog subject "Relief (Sculpture), Greek Greece Athens Themes, motives.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Parthenon and Athens -- The frieze and its subject -- A poem in stone -- The Peplos scene -- The arrangement of the frieze -- The frieze.".
- catalog title "The Parthenon frieze / Ian Jenkins.".
- catalog type "text".