Lord Elgin and the marbles
By: William St. Clair.
Publisher: Oxford Univesity Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng; grc
Number of pages: 419
Subjects: Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841; Elgin marbles; Diplomats -- Great Britain -- Biography
Other titles: Lord Elgin & the marbles
Description: St. Clair looks at the extraordinary circumstances in which the Elgin Marbles were acquired, the impact they made on modern appreciation of Greek art, and reactions to them. He also investigates the British Museum's treatment of the Marbles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-409) and index.