Castles of the Morea, rev.ed.9780876614068 Castles of the Morea, rev.ed. Andrews, Kevin. Am.School of Classical Studies at Athens 2006 314 pages $75.00 Hardcover Gennadeion monographs; 4 DF901 Long out of print, this extraordinary work was first published in 1953, five years after the author graduated from Harvard and received a traveling fellowship from the American School of Classical Studies at Athens The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) (Greek: Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών . Douglas Gordon Douglas Gordon (born 1966) is a Scottish artist. Gordon was born in Glasgow and studied art first there (at the Glasgow School of Art) from 1984-1988 and later at the Slade School from 1988-1990 in London. His first solo show was in 1986. undertook to visit, photograph, and describe the medieval fortresses in the Peloponnese at a time when studying Greece meant studying the ancients, and at a time (the end of the Greek Civil War Greek Civil War (1944–45, 1946–49). Two-stage conflict during which Greek communists unsuccessfully tried to gain control of Greece. The two principal Greek guerrilla forces that had resisted Nazi Germany's occupation—the communist-controlled National ) when such travel was difficult. Also remarkable is his evocative use of language, conveying his passion for the subject. This reprint makes the work available again with a new foreword by Glenn R. Bugh (history, Virginia Polytechnic Institute) setting Andrews' work in context and offering some new scholarship. The Grimani maps--a collection of 17th-century fortification fortification, system of defense structures for protection from enemy attacks. Fortification developed along two general lines: permanent sites built in peacetime, and emplacements and obstacles hastily constructed in the field in time of war. plans that inspired Andrews--are reproduced in color rather than b&w as in the original. The volume is oversize o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. Adj. 1. , measuring 9.25x12.25". Books from the American School of Classical Studies at Athens are distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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