 WHEN the Parthenon stood forth complete on the Acropolis of Athens in or about the year 438 BC, there was no other building in the whole of Greece comparable even in the mere extent and variety of its sculptures.1 Imagine a frieze 522 feet in length sculptured...  The Sculptures of the Parthenon - Page 1by Alexander Stuart Murray - 1903 - 173 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1904 - 346 pages
...is good and clear, and not unduly burdened with technicalities. This is the opening paragraph : — "When the Parthenon stood forth complete on the Acropolis...comparable even in the mere extent and variety of its sculptures. Imagine a frieze 522 ft. in length sculptured all along with figures nearly half life size,... | |
 | Esther Singleton - 1912 - 462 pages
...with it for beauty of design or faultlessness of execution. THE SCULPTURES OF THE PARTHENON AS MURRAY WHEN the Parthenon stood forth complete on the Acropolis of Athens in or about the year 438 B. c., there was no other building in the whole of Greece comparable even in the mere extent and variety... | |
 | Alfred Mansfield Brooks - 1919 - 330 pages
...naked simplicity which pervades the whole of the Elgin Marbles. PARTHENON SCULPTURES AS MURRAY HEN the Parthenon stood forth complete on the Acropolis...comparable even in the mere extent and variety of its sculptures. Imagine a frieze 522 feet in length sculptured all along with figures nearly half lifesize,... | |
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