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Synopsis
Originally published in 1983, an illustrated introduction to the Assyrian sculptures and a guide to the collection at the British Museum. Telling of the 19th century rediscovery of Assyria and how the sculptures related to the history of the Assyrian empire.
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Review
When Ira Gershwin wrote the lyrics to "A Foggy Day," he expressed the "ne plus ultra" of London unhappiness with the words, 'The British Museum has lost its charm.' As a new series of paperbacks from Harvard University Press...demonstrates, such an unthinkable state must needs constitute the very slough of despond. The institution's vast range of artistic treasures is suggested by the titles in the series: "The Elgin Marbles," "Assyrian Sculpture," "Clocks and Watches," "Egyptian Sculpture," "Roman Britain," and "Egyptian Mummies," Each has numerous illustrations, [and] literate texts by Museum staff members.
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- PublisherHarvard University Press
- Publication date1983
- ISBN 10 0674050169
- ISBN 13 9780674050167
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages72
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