Primary Source Elgin Marbles

449 471 for a chronicle of lord elgin s activities in athens see a.

Primary source elgin marbles. Smith lord elgin and his collection journal of hellenic studies vol. After filling in the sheet we stood up and ranged ourselves along the lenght of the. 4 5 4 customer reviews. The books in this section and in edited volumes and conference papers provide general introductions to the parthenon and its decoration ranging from the scholarly to the more popular ashmole 1972 jenkins 2006 the parthenon in its entirety is such a daunting subject that it has resulted in few monographs michaelis 1870 1871 collignon 1912 boardman and finn 1985.

If you mean sources about the parthenon from ancient scholars there are to my knowledge not many remaining examples of ancient sources for the parthenon the best i can think of is plut. In many ways the marbles are emblematic of the development of modern ideas of national heritage and global display which. γλυπτά του παρθενώνα also known as the elgin marbles ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n are a collection of classical greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor phidias and his assistants. The parthenon marbles greek.

2016 marked 200 years since greece was robbed of its famous parthenon marbles known around the world as the so called elgin marbles the culture crime was committed by thomas bruce the. The elgin marbles a collection of stone sculptures and inscriptions more properly known as the parthenon sculptures was acquired by lord elgin in athens greece between 1801 and 1805 and today lives in london s british museum. They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens. Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures.

The elgin marbles are a source of controversy between modern britain and greece it s a collection of stone pieces rescued removed from the ruins of the ancient greek parthenon in the nineteenth century and now in demand to be sent back from the british museum to greece. We had this debate after seeing the marbles in the british museum so there is not much introduction to what they are here. Rudenstine lord elgin and the ottomans. Clair lord elgin and the marbles oxford 3 1998.

Feb 8 2012 updated. For the legal side of the question see d. The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas.