Who saved the Parthenon? : a new history of the Acropolis before, during and after the Greek Revolution / / William St. Clair

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910774886503321
• Autore: Clair William St.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, England : , : Open Book Publishers, , 2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 876 pages)
• Disciplina: 726.120809385
• Soggetti: Parthenon (Athens, Greece)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Why another book? The place The people The encounter -- Communities, real and imagined -- The evidence -- The new science and its enemies -- Towards a practical theory of history -- Romanticism and its rhetorics -- The choices -- The Siege of 1826 and 1827 -- The surrender -- The last days of Ottoman Athens -- The living -- The dead -- "The world had need of them" -- The secret -- The bargain -- The silence -- The stories -- Which pasts, which futures? -- Still a dark heritage -- Whose Parthenon? -- The Parthenon in our time -- Heritage -- Appendix A: The Firman obtained by Lord Elgin in 1801 and related documents -- Appendix B: The Firman of 1821 -- Appendix C: The intercepted letters of the Ottoman military commander (Seraskier) Reşid Mehmed Pasha, often Known as Kiutahi or Reschid -- Appendix D: The Firman of 1826 and other primary documents relating to the preservation of the ancient monuments of Athens issued by the Ottoman government -- Appendix E: Primary contemporary documents recording the views of those who opposed the Greek Revolution -- Appendix F: Four local descriptions of Athens from the long millennium.
• Sommario/riassunto: "In this magisterial book, William St Clair unfolds the history of the Parthenon throughout the modern era to the present day, with special emphasis on the period before, during, and after the Greek War of Independence of 1821 32. Focusing particularly on the question of who saved the Parthenon from destruction during this conflict, with the help of documents that shed a new light on this enduring question, he ; explores the contributions made by the Philhellenes, Ancient Athenians, Ottomans and the Great Powers. Marshalling a vast amount of primary evidence, much of it previously unexamined and published here for the first time, St Clair rigorously explores the multiple ways in which the Parthenon has served both as a cultural icon onto which meanings are projected and as a symbol of particular national, religious and racial identities, as well as how it illuminates larger questions about the uses of built heritage. This book has a companion volume with the classical Parthenon as its main focus, which offers new ways of recovering the monument and its meanings in ancient times." -- Publisher's description.

Advances in Material Science and Metallurgy : Select Proceedings of ICFAMMT 2022 / / edited by Bhingole Pramod P., Ulkesh B. Desai, Sunkulp Goel

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910640382703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023
• ISBN: 981-19-4918-2
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2023.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (287 pages)
• Collana: Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, , 2195-4364
• Disciplina: 780
• Soggetti: Composite materials; Metals; Materials - Fatigue; Composites; Metals and Alloys; Materials Fatigue
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Fundamentals of Material science and Metallurgy -- Material Processing -- Mechanical properties and material characterizations -- Composite Materials -- Nanomaterials -- Applications of Materials -- Advanced Engineering Materials -- Technologies for Space, Nuclear and ; aerospace Applications -- Optimization of materials for required properties -- Recent trends in materials science and Metallurgy. .
• Sommario/riassunto: This book presents the select peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Futuristic Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Sciences (ICFAMMT 2022). It provides an overview of the latest research in the areas of fundamentals of material science and metallurgy, material processing, mechanical properties and material characterizations, composite materials, nanomaterials, applications of materials, advanced engineering materials, technologies for space, nuclear and aerospace applications, optimization of materials for required properties, resent trends in materials science and metallurgy. The book will be useful for researchers and professionals working in the field of material science and metallurgy.