Chartes tes Attikes-Karten von Attika

By (author) Manolis Korres

Book cover: Chartes tes Attikes-Karten von Attika

Extent: 120 pages

Publisher: Melissa Publishing House

Subjects: Earth & Life Sciences , Reference: Cartography, Dictionaries, & Encyclopedias

Language: Greek (Modern)

Hardback (Published)

(December 2008)

ISBN: 9789602042922

Price: $450.00

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This work contains 29 maps drawn between 1875-1894 by leading scientists of the Prussian army, led by Johann Kaoupert and commissioned by the German Archaeological Institute. In its present form the work consists of 28 maps of scale 50 by 58cm, 1 large single map 81 by 103cm and a book of 120 pages with introductory texts, translations and commentary by Professor Manolis Korres of the National Technical University of Athens.

Professor Manolis Korres, Dr Architect-Engineer of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and Dr.Ph. h.c. FU Berlin, responsible for the restoration works on the Parthenon from 1983 until 1999, teaches History of Architecture at the NTUA since 1999 and is a member of the Central Archaeological Council, as well as of various scientific committees of the Ministry of Culture which oversee the protection and conservation of monuments and sites, including the Acropolis. In his special field he studied under Charalambos Bouras and Gottfried Gruben. He has studied numerous historic monuments and subjects, and has published relevant articles and books. He has been awarded the bronze medal by the Academy of Athens, the silver medal by the Academie d’Architecture (Paris), the Premium Alexander von Humboldt and the gold medal by the Academy of Rome (Premio Internationale Feltrinelli 2013).

  • By (author) Manolis Korres