Ian Jenkins

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1) Greek and Roman life

Author

Jenkins, Ian

Pub. Date

1986

Physical Desc

71 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Language

English

2) The Parthenon frieze

Author

Jenkins, Ian

Pub. Date

1994

Edition

1st Univ. of Tex. Press ed.

Physical Desc

119 pages, 4 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 28 cm

Language

English

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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...