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- catalog abstract "Every year, millions of people visit London's British Museum to admire the magnificent Greek sculptures that adorned the Parthenon in Athens for more than two thousand years. This compelling and controversial story of the Elgin Marbles (named for Thomas Bruce, seventh earl of Elgin, who stripped the Parthenon of these exquisite works in what has been called "the greatest art theft in history") re-creates in full and colorful detail a steamy tale of obsession, intrigue, adultery, and ruin. Drawing on original source material - letters, diaries, official government reports and memoranda, together with the full divorce proceedings of a scandalous adultery trial in Edinburgh - and on his earlier work on the subject, Vrettos brings brilliantly to life these fascinating events of history. Rounding out the story of the marbles, the author concludes with the latest battles between the Greek and English governments over the rightful ownership of these priceless treasures.".
- catalog contributor b10538937.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Drawing on original source material - letters, diaries, official government reports and memoranda, together with the full divorce proceedings of a scandalous adultery trial in Edinburgh - and on his earlier work on the subject, Vrettos brings brilliantly to life these fascinating events of history. Rounding out the story of the marbles, the author concludes with the latest battles between the Greek and English governments over the rightful ownership of these priceless treasures.".
- catalog description "Every year, millions of people visit London's British Museum to admire the magnificent Greek sculptures that adorned the Parthenon in Athens for more than two thousand years. This compelling and controversial story of the Elgin Marbles (named for Thomas Bruce, seventh earl of Elgin, who stripped the Parthenon of these exquisite works in what has been called "the greatest art theft in history") re-creates in full and colorful detail a steamy tale of obsession, intrigue, adultery, and ruin.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-228) and index.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 238 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Elgin affair.".
- catalog identifier "1559703865".
- catalog isFormatOf "Elgin affair.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Arcade Pub. : Distributed by Little, Brown,".
- catalog relation "Elgin affair.".
- catalog spatial "Greece Athens.".
- catalog subject "733/.3/09385 21".
- catalog subject "Art thefts Greece Athens.".
- catalog subject "Elgin marbles Public opinion.".
- catalog subject "Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841 Ethics.".
- catalog subject "NB92 .V7 1997".
- catalog title "The Elgin affair : the abduction of Antiquity's greatest treasures and the passions it aroused / Theodore Vrettos.".
- catalog type "text".