Pleasure of RuinsHudson, 1953 - 466 pages |
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Page 94
Rose Macaulay. see the now famous sculptures ; Layard , a genial and hospitable man , invited everyone in the district to a party . It was a noble ... sculptures to England now began ; they were , with difficulty , packed 94 PLEASURE OF ...
Rose Macaulay. see the now famous sculptures ; Layard , a genial and hospitable man , invited everyone in the district to a party . It was a noble ... sculptures to England now began ; they were , with difficulty , packed 94 PLEASURE OF ...
Page 96
... sculptures were covered up again with earth , after their excavator had traversed the chambers again and recorded in fond detail their beauties and the subjects of their sculptures . " We may wander through these galleries for an hour ...
... sculptures were covered up again with earth , after their excavator had traversed the chambers again and recorded in fond detail their beauties and the subjects of their sculptures . " We may wander through these galleries for an hour ...
Page 159
... sculptures , they seem to have been no more successful at this than the French ; Athens became an international thieves ' kitchen , from which ruin - tasters of all nations abstracted what they could , and the museums and galleries of ...
... sculptures , they seem to have been no more successful at this than the French ; Athens became an international thieves ' kitchen , from which ruin - tasters of all nations abstracted what they could , and the museums and galleries of ...
Contents
THE STUPENDOUS PAST | 40 |
GHOSTLY STREETS | 255 |
THE HAUNTING GODS 311 | 313 |
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