Leipzig: Druck Und Verlag Von Breitkopf Und Härtel, 1870
Physical Description
[6] p., 15 dble. pl.; 440 mm.
Contents
[T.p., dedic.] - Inhalt - [Plates].
Responsibility Note
The plates are not signed, but cite the sources from which they are taken.
The work is dedicated to Otto Jahns.
Summary Note
The first plate shows views and plans of the temple of the Parthenon on the acropolis at Athens, designed by the architect Ictinus in the 5th century B.C. The rest show architectural details and details of the sculptures of the metopes, pediments and frieze, made by, or under the supervision of, the sculptor Phidias. The plates are based on previously published sources.
Provenance
The front pastedown is inscribed in pencil 'S: A: H', i.e. S. A. Hart RA, Librarian of the Royal Academy 1864-81. Purchased for RA Library in 1871 (see 'Library Report for the Year 1871', RA Annual Report, Appendix No. 7, p. 27).
Binding Note
19th-century quarter black cloth, cream papered boards, upper cover lettered 'Der Parthenon Herausgegeben Von Adolf Michaelis - Mit Einem Textheft - Leipzig Druck Und Verlag Von Breitkopf Und Härtel 1870'.