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- catalog abstract ""The Stones of the Parthenon is a compelling volume that explores the astonishing technological achievements that made possible the assembly of stones on the Acropolis. This readable account tells how an eleven-ton Doric column capital was quarried and transported to Athens, epitomizing the achievements of the remarkable craftsmen who built the Parthenon. The author's intricate line drawings clearly show the methods and tools used to achieve this feat."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12010764.
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""The Stones of the Parthenon is a compelling volume that explores the astonishing technological achievements that made possible the assembly of stones on the Acropolis. This readable account tells how an eleven-ton Doric column capital was quarried and transported to Athens, epitomizing the achievements of the remarkable craftsmen who built the Parthenon. The author's intricate line drawings clearly show the methods and tools used to achieve this feat."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Athens and her quarries -- Pentelicon quarry -- Marble for the column capital -- Sockets for wedges and levers -- Splitting the block from the parent rock -- Preparing to cut away excess marble -- Removing excess marble -- Squaring the block -- Overturning the block to work on the underside-- Stages in the formation of the column capital -- Assembling a timber sledge -- Hoisting the block to the quarry entrance -- Descending to the loading platform -- Loading the capital onto the large wagon -- On the road to Athens -- On the eastern outskirts of the city -- Passing the south slope of the Acropolis -- From the ramp to the Propylon via the "balanced wagon" method -- At the work site to the east of the Parthenon -- Dilemma: greater economy or greater security? -- Work site after the Persian attack -- Same site, fifty years later -- Time future.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 69).".
- catalog extent "69 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Stones of the Parthenon.".
- catalog identifier "0892366079".
- catalog isFormatOf "Stones of the Parthenon.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum,".
- catalog relation "Stones of the Parthenon.".
- catalog spatial "Greece Pentelikon, Mount.".
- catalog subject "622/.312/0938 21".
- catalog subject "Marble Greece Pentelikon, Mount.".
- catalog subject "Parthenon (Athens, Greece)".
- catalog subject "Quarries and quarrying Greece Pentelikon, Mount.".
- catalog subject "TN967 .K685 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "Athens and her quarries -- Pentelicon quarry -- Marble for the column capital -- Sockets for wedges and levers -- Splitting the block from the parent rock -- Preparing to cut away excess marble -- Removing excess marble -- Squaring the block -- Overturning the block to work on the underside-- Stages in the formation of the column capital -- Assembling a timber sledge -- Hoisting the block to the quarry entrance -- Descending to the loading platform -- Loading the capital onto the large wagon -- On the road to Athens -- On the eastern outskirts of the city -- Passing the south slope of the Acropolis -- From the ramp to the Propylon via the "balanced wagon" method -- At the work site to the east of the Parthenon -- Dilemma: greater economy or greater security? -- Work site after the Persian attack -- Same site, fifty years later -- Time future.".
- catalog title "The stones of the Parthenon / Manolis Korres.".
- catalog type "text".