The Resource The Elgin affair : the abduction of Antiquity's greatest treasures and the passions it aroused, Theodore Vrettos
The Elgin affair : the abduction of Antiquity's greatest treasures and the passions it aroused, Theodore Vrettos
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- Summary
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- Every year, millions of people visit London's British Museum to admire the magnificent Greek sculptures that adorned the Parthenon in Athens for more than two thousand years. This compelling and controversial story of the Elgin Marbles (named for Thomas Bruce, seventh earl of Elgin, who stripped the Parthenon of these exquisite works in what has been called "the greatest art theft in history") re-creates in full and colorful detail a steamy tale of obsession, intrigue, adultery, and ruin
- Drawing on original source material - letters, diaries, official government reports and memoranda, together with the full divorce proceedings of a scandalous adultery trial in Edinburgh - and on his earlier work on the subject, Vrettos brings brilliantly to life these fascinating events of history. Rounding out the story of the marbles, the author concludes with the latest battles between the Greek and English governments over the rightful ownership of these priceless treasures
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 238 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Label
- The Elgin affair : the abduction of Antiquity's greatest treasures and the passions it aroused
- Title
- The Elgin affair
- Title remainder
- the abduction of Antiquity's greatest treasures and the passions it aroused
- Statement of responsibility
- Theodore Vrettos
- Subject
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- Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841 -- Morale
- Griechenland
- Art thefts
- Elgin Marbles
- Art thefts -- Greece | Athens
- Elgin marbles -- Public opinion
- Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841
- Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841 -- Ethics
- Ethics
- British Museum
- British Museum
- Kunstroof
- Elgin Marbles
- Plastieken
- Kulturgüterschutz
- Elgin marbles -- Public opinion
- Parthenon
- Plastieken
- Greece -- Athens
- Marbres d'Elgin -- Opinion publique
- Elgin and Kincardine, Thomas Bruce of, 1766-1841
- Kunstroof
- Parthenon
- Objets d'art -- Vol -- Grèce | Athènes
- Krieg
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- Every year, millions of people visit London's British Museum to admire the magnificent Greek sculptures that adorned the Parthenon in Athens for more than two thousand years. This compelling and controversial story of the Elgin Marbles (named for Thomas Bruce, seventh earl of Elgin, who stripped the Parthenon of these exquisite works in what has been called "the greatest art theft in history") re-creates in full and colorful detail a steamy tale of obsession, intrigue, adultery, and ruin
- Drawing on original source material - letters, diaries, official government reports and memoranda, together with the full divorce proceedings of a scandalous adultery trial in Edinburgh - and on his earlier work on the subject, Vrettos brings brilliantly to life these fascinating events of history. Rounding out the story of the marbles, the author concludes with the latest battles between the Greek and English governments over the rightful ownership of these priceless treasures
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Vrettos, Theodore
- Dewey number
- 733/.3/09385
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- NB92
- LC item number
- .V7 1997
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Elgin marbles
- Art thefts
- Elgin, Thomas Bruce
- British Museum
- Kunstroof
- Parthenon
- Plastieken
- Elgin, Thomas Bruce
- Marbres d'Elgin
- Objets d'art
- Elgin, Thomas Bruce
- Art thefts
- Elgin marbles
- Ethics
- Greece
- Kunstroof
- Parthenon
- Plastieken
- British Museum
- Elgin and Kincardine, Thomas Bruce of
- Krieg
- Kulturgüterschutz
- Griechenland
- Label
- The Elgin affair : the abduction of Antiquity's greatest treasures and the passions it aroused, Theodore Vrettos
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-228) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 238 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1035688861
- Label
- The Elgin affair : the abduction of Antiquity's greatest treasures and the passions it aroused, Theodore Vrettos
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-228) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 238 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1035688861
Subject
- Art thefts
- Art thefts -- Greece | Athens
- British Museum
- British Museum
- Elgin Marbles
- Elgin Marbles
- Elgin and Kincardine, Thomas Bruce of, 1766-1841
- Elgin marbles -- Public opinion
- Elgin marbles -- Public opinion
- Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841
- Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841 -- Ethics
- Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841 -- Morale
- Ethics
- Greece -- Athens
- Griechenland
- Krieg
- Kulturgüterschutz
- Kunstroof
- Kunstroof
- Marbres d'Elgin -- Opinion publique
- Objets d'art -- Vol -- Grèce | Athènes
- Parthenon
- Parthenon
- Plastieken
- Plastieken
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