Relief Sculpture of the Mausoleum At Halicarnassus

Zusatztext The genesis of this splendid, sober book might itself be a fascinating subject, building as it does on the foundations of two eminent classical art historians of a previous generation. Informationen zum Autor Former Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum Klappentext The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This is the first complete catalogue of its friezes and other decorative reliefs. Detailed descriptions are illustrated by hundreds of previously unpublished photographs. Also discussed are the discovery of the Mausoleum and the controversy about who carved its friezes. Zusammenfassung The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This is the first complete catalogue of its friezes and other decorative reliefs. Detailed descriptions are illustrated by hundreds of previously unpublished photographs. Also discussed are the discovery of the Mausoleum and the controversy about who carved its friezes.

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• Authors: Brian Cook, Brian (Former Keeper of Greek and Roman Anti Cook, Cook Brian
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2004
• EAN: 9780198132127
• ISBN: 978-0-19-813212-7
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology; Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology; Oxford Monographs on Classical
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient World, Ancient History, Asian History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology