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Lantern Slides of Classical Antiquity
URL: http://www.brynmawr.edu/library/visualresources/lanterns/

Description:
Many of these images "from late in the nineteenth or early in the twentieth century ... were taken of monuments that have subsequently been damaged or eroded. There are also photographs of excavations in progress and of monuments in stages of repair/restoration." Photos are browsable by country. Includes images of the Parthenon, Pompeii, the Forum, and more. A Center for the Study of Architecture (CSA) project in cooperation with Bryn Mawr College.

Publisher:
Center for the Study of Architecture (CSA); Bryn Mawr College

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Antiques -- Photographs
Cultural property -- Photographs

LII Database Information:
Record 2458 created by Maria Brandt on 06/08/2004
Last modification on 10/06/2009
Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 07/28/2006
Published: 06/08/2004  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2458