The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This is the first complete catalogue of its friezes and other decorative reliefs. Detailed descriptions are illustrated by hundreds of previously unpublished photographs. Also discussed are the discovery of the Mausoleum and the controversy about who carved its friezes.
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...an important volume. Michael Squire, Journal of Hellenic Studies 126, Reviews of Books 199-200 The genesis of this splendid, sober book might itself be a fascinating subject, building as it does on the foundations of two eminent classical art historians of a previous generation. Thomas Harrison, Times Literary Supplement
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The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum on the south-west coast ofTurkey) owed its place among the seven wonders of the world partly to its size and extraordinary architecture, and partly to the enormous quantity of sculpture that embellished it.1 Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Museum, Budrum Papers, Bodrum Inv, Department of Scientific Research, Asia Minor, History of Discoveries, Ian Jenkins, Smith's Catalogue, Maritime Tower, Alexander the Great, Budrurn Papers New!
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The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum on the south-west coast ofTurkey) owed its place among the seven wonders of the world partly to its size and extraordinary architecture, and partly to the enormous quantity of sculpture that embellished it.1 Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Museum, Budrum Papers, Bodrum Inv, Department of Scientific Research, Asia Minor, History of Discoveries, Ian Jenkins, Smith's Catalogue, Maritime Tower, Alexander the Great, Budrurn Papers New!
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- The Museum: Behind the Scenes at the British Museum by Rupert Smith on 10 pages
- Greek Art (Fourth Edition) (World of Art) by John Boardman in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Greek Sculpture by Rhys Carpenter in Front Matter
- The Houses of Parliament (Great Buildings) by Nigel Smith on page 10
- Treasures of the British Museum by Marjorie L. Caygill in Front Matter
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