num_pages: 272
description: James “Athenian” Stuart and Nicholas Revett’s monumental Antiquities of Athens was the first accurate survey of ancient Greek architecture ever completed. Based on precise measured drawings done at the sites of the ancient ruins between 1751 and 1754, these books set a new standard for archaeological investigation in the eighteenth century. In doing so, they also transformed our understanding of Greek architecture and by pointing up differences between Greek and Roman examples fundamentally challenged prevailing notions about a universal classical ideal and fueled the Greek Revival movement that dominated British, European, and American architecture and design for over a century.This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1837 edition by Charles Tilt, London.
language: English
title: The Antiquities of Athens and Other Monuments of Greece
titlecomplete: The Antiquities of Athens and Other Monuments of Greece
ratings_count: 6
places: Athens
publisher: Adamant Media Corporation