Asia Minor reprise
By: by Ruprecht Schleyer ; editors, Richard Reisen, Wolfgang Filser ; introduction, Wolfgang Filser ; epilogue, Ruprecht Schleyer ; translation, David Mossop
Contributors: Filser, Wolfgang, 1980-; Reisen, Richard
Publisher: Wasmuth
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Tübingen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9783803010636
Subjects: Pictorial works; Antiquities; Excavations (Archaeology); Photography in archaeology
Description: Between 2012 and 2016, Ruprecht Schleyer travelled throughout Anatolia, photographing the remains of the most celebrated archaeological sites in Asia Minor. He took with him 19th century archaeological pictures of these places, and photographed the sites from exactly the same place and perspective as the ones made two centuries ago. From the acqueduct at Aspendos to the Sphinx Gate in Galatia, to the Temple of Artemis in Lydia, Schleyer's beautifully diligent photographs record the contemporary condition of these archaeological wonders. Reproduced alongside the astonishing 19th century pictures, these photographs allow you not only to compare the wear of history on these remains, but they also vividly reflect the culture of Orientalism. In some places, grass has grown over the masonry, or a fully grown tree towers over a courtyard, in others a column or statue have disappeared, while sites such as the Roman theatre at Hierapolis, appear scrupulously restored. Schleyer's photographs form such exact comparisons, you can trace the patina of time on actual stones and, standing back, on whole landscapes.
Notes: "Contemporary photographs by Ruprecht Schleyer revisiting the sites of nineteenth century archaeological views in Anatolia between 2012 and 2016 = Eine fotografische Dokumentation von Ruprecht Schleyer aus den Jahren 2012-2016 aufgenommen an den Stätten archäologischer Ansichten des 19. Jahrhunderts im heutigen Anatolien."

Maps on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references.

Parallel texts in English and German.