The stones of the Parthenon / Manolis Korres.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Modern (1453- ) Publication details: Athens : Melissa, 2000.Description: 69 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9602042052
- 722.80938
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book - 7-day loan
|
CYA Library Main Collection | 722.80938 KOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00000011542 |
Browsing CYA Library shelves, Shelving location: Main Collection Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
| No cover image available | No cover image available | No cover image available | No cover image available | |||||
| 722.8 ΟΡΛ v.2 Τα υλικά δομής των αρχαίων Ελλήνων : κατά τους συγγραφείς, τας επιγραφάς και τα μνημεία / | 722.8 ΣΤΑ Ο βωμός του Διονύσου στην Κω : συμβολή στη μελέτη της ελληνιστικής πλαστικής και αρχιτεκτονικής / | 722.80938 ACR The Acropolis : | 722.80938 KOR The stones of the Parthenon / | 722.809385 ATH The Athenian Agora : | 722.809385 ATH The Athenian Agora : | 722.809385 ATH The Athenian Agora : |
Bibliography: page 69.
1. Athens and her quarries -- 2. The Pentelicon quarry -- 3. The marble for the column capital -- 4. Sockets for wedges and levers -- 5. Splitting the block from the parent rock -- 6. Preparing to cut away excess marble -- 7. Removing excess marble -- 8. Squaring the block -- 9. Overturning the block to work on the underside -- 10. Stages in the formation of the column capital -- 11. Assembling a timer sledge -- 12. Hoisting the block to the quarry entrance -- 13. Descending to the loading platform -- 14. Loading the capital onto the large wagon -- 15. On the road to Athens -- 16. On the eastern outskirts of the city -- 17. Passing the south slope of the Acropolis -- 18. From the ramp to the propylon via the "balanced wagon" method -- 19. At the work site to the east of the Parthenon -- 20. A Dilemma: greater economy or greater security? 21. The work site after the persian attack -- 22. The same site, fifty years later -- 23. Time future.