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1930 The Acropolis
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Description
Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding
The first translated edition of The Acropolis, with descriptions by German art historian Gerhart Rodenwalt. Translated into English by Phyllis Hartnoll and Elizabeth E. Bouman. Published by Blackwell in 1930. First published the same year by Deustcher Kunstverlag.
In quarter calf, with a frontispiece titled 'Capital from the Portico of the Propylaea'. Numerous in-text illustrations throughout, with the second half of the book containing plates of the Acropolis, Parthenon, Propylaea, Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheum. All photographed by German artist Walter Hege. Collated complete.
A scholarly study that praises the glorious architecture of Ancient Athens, Rodenwalt and Hege use photography as a means of capturing the beautiful grandeur that cannot be attained by a painter. Rodenwalt focuses on intriguing details, such as stone carved sculptures of Herakles and centaurs from ancient mythology.
Condition
In quarter calf. Externally, smart. Slight rubbing to spine has resulted in small loss to calf. The odd mark. Endpapers are bright and clean with the odd mark to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Small closed tears at bottom edge to title leaf, leaf pp.11-12 and leaves to the centre. Pages are bright and generally clean, with the odd mark to extremities of the occasional leaf.
Very Good
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