150 years ago the British Museum opened to the public an exhibition of a collection of marbles assembled in Asia Minor by Charles Fellows and brought to England at the expense of the Government. They were popularly called the Xanthian Marbles, although they came from various places besides the ancient capital of Lycia. 5th century BC were acquired for the nation. Readers journey with Fellows and learn of the day-to-day problems of a traveller in those far-off times; take part in the excitement of his discoveries and follow ...
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150 years ago the British Museum opened to the public an exhibition of a collection of marbles assembled in Asia Minor by Charles Fellows and brought to England at the expense of the Government. They were popularly called the Xanthian Marbles, although they came from various places besides the ancient capital of Lycia. 5th century BC were acquired for the nation. Readers journey with Fellows and learn of the day-to-day problems of a traveller in those far-off times; take part in the excitement of his discoveries and follow the events that led to the dispatch of two expeditions to Xanthus; join the work-force at the excavations and at leisure; and see all of this through the many sketches of Fellows himself and his artist, George Scharf junior, who later became the founding Director of the National Portrait Gallery.
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Good. Size: 23.2 x 15.4 x 2.6 cm; Condition good, clean. 150 years ago the British Museum opened to the public an exhibition of a collection of marbles assembled in Asia Minor by Charles Fellows and brought to England at the expense of the Government. They were popularly called the Xanthian Marbles, although they came from various places besides the ancient capital of Lycia.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 0x0x0; The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images unmarked. Light soiling on the top edge of the text block. Former dealer stamp on the FFEP. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover. 8vo. xiv, 362pp.
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This is a used book that has been loved and read by a previous owner. This book shows signs of wear and has some creasing but remains a good readable copy. May not contain codes CDs Inserts that is included with the book. *Your satisfaction is our 1 priority so please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns about your purchase. Thank you for choosing to shop with us and happy reading!
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Original illustrations by Charles Fellows and George Scharf junior. Travels of Discovery in Turkey. 376pp, 153 ills. in text 1994. *The story of the acquisition of the Xanthian marbles. VG in DW.
