From Pentelicon to the Parthenon

Korres, M.: 1995, Melissa Publishing House, hardcover, 128 p. This book comprises two parts; the first presents, through 22 full-page drawings, the story of a 12-ton Doric column capital and the craftsmen who hewed it from the quarry and transported it to the Acropolis. The second part discusses the ancient Pentelic marble quarries, their functions, development stages, and the ancient transportation methods used during the transition from the Persian wars to the completion of the Parthenon. ISBN 9789602040171 In very good condition.