An in-depth volume in two parts on the Acropolis of Athens, this volumes focuses on the upper plateau, the Erechtheion and the South Annexes. For each part there is an in-depth description of the subject, along with descriptive drawings, land surveyance, details, plans, sections and construction drawings. At the end of the description there is a comprehensive collection of photographic plates with images linking to the focal subjects and description. Some pictures included are: Views of the city, columns, statutes, ruins, landscapes, hills, homes, rocks and internal and external views of the Erechtheion and the South Annexes.
Picard, Charles (1883-1965), archaeologist
A selection of Great Architectural Compositions, presented with their Gardens or Surroundings; A series of Ensembles from Antiquity, the Renaissance and from the Modern Times. It contains a suite of 32 plates, accompanied by descriptive text. Buildings included: The Acropolis of Athens; Pompei; The Caesars Forums and the Roman Forum; The Baths of Caracalla; The Roman Mars Field; The Alhambra, Granada; Dome Square, in Pisa; Places in Pistoia and Verona; Plan of the Central Part of Siena; Plan of the Central Party of Florence; Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens in Florence; St. Mark's Square, Venice; The Charterhouse of Pavia; The Vatican and the Leonine City; St. Peter and the Vatican; Villa d'Este, at Tivoli; Villa Aldobrandini, in Frascati; The Gardens of Pincio and Villa Borghese, Rome; Isola Bella of Lake Maggiore; El Escorial; The Chateau de Versailles and the Petit Parc; Detailed Plan of the 1st Floor of the Castle; The Two Trianons; The Gardens of Marly; The Great and the Little Sans Souci, at Potsdam; The Castle of Caserta.
Gromfort, G
A collection of antique buildings, mainly from Greece. It contains 116 plates with drawings, plans, and measurements of buildings and architectural structures. Buildings included are: Partheon, Athens; Temple of Erechteum, Athens; Propylaea, Athens; Temple of Theseus, Athens; Temple of Jupiter Olympus; Dionysos Theatre, Athens; Gate of Macellum (Market Hall), Athens; Temple of Ilissus, Athens; Colonnade of the Oilmarket, Athens; Tower of the Winds, Athens; Lysicrates Monument, Athens; Arch of Hadrian, Athens; Gate of Hadrian's Aqueduct, Athens; Monument of Philopappus, Athens; Bridge over the Ilissus, Athens; Doric Temple, Corinth; Incantada, Salonica; Doric Temples, Delos; Portico of Philip of Macedone, Delos; Amphitheatre, Pola; Temple of Roma and Augustus, Pola; Arch of Triumph of Sergius, Pola.
Stuart, James (1713-1788), archaeologist, architect and artist
