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Index
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Illustrations
A Note on This Translation
Translator’s Acknowledgments
A Brief Timeline for the Aegina Marbles
Translator’s Historical Introduction
Nation and Imperialism, or, “Archaeology” and the Grand Tour
Lord Byron and the Elgin Precedent
From Athens to Aegina
Johann Martin Wagner in Greece
From Athens to Rome, and the Production of Wagner’s Report
Schelling as Editor
From Rome to Munich, at Last
Introduction Endnotes
The Text Report on the Aeginetan Sculptures in the Possession of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Bavaria
Editor’s Preface
Table of Contents
Introduction
Editor’s Notes
1. Description of the Aeginetan Figures by Classification
i. Freestanding (Female) Figures
ii. Advancing Figures, or Fighting Soldiers
iii. Kneeling Figures, or Archers
iv. Supine Figures, or Wounded Figures
2. Fragments That Belong Either to the Aeginetan Figures or to the Temple
A.A. Three Heads of Warriors
B.B. Fragments of Thighs, Legs, and Feet
C.C. Fragments of Arms and Hands
D.D.
E.E.
F.F.
Note from the Editor
Note from the Editor
3. On the Style of These Figures
Editor’s Notes
4. On the Conflict of Opinion Concerning the Relationship Between Heads and the Leftover Body Parts from a Sculptural Perspective
Editor’s Appendix
5. On Mechanical Matters, or the Working of the Marble
6. On the Epoch in Which These Figures Were Probably Completed
Editor’s Appendix
7. How and Where These Figures Were Originally Arranged
8. On the Meaning or Idea [Vorstellung] of These Figures
Editor’s Appendix
9. On the Painting [Bemalung] of the Figures and of the Temple
Conclusion
Endnotes
Editor’s Concluding Remarks
Translator’s Historical Afterword
Appendix One: The Chronology of Charles Cockerell’s Grand Tour (1810–1817)
Appendix Two: Itinerary of Johann Martin Wagner’s Greek Journey (1812–1813)
Departure from Italy
The Crossing
Problems of Gunpowder Diplomacy
Landfall at Zante
The Greek Mainland to Athens
Athens
Return to Rome
Appendix Three: Schelling’s 1815 Lecture “On the Deities of Samothrace” as the Prelude to His Work on the Aegina Marbles
Appendix Four: Theories on the Relationship between Egyptian and Greek, or Aeginetan, Art
Appendix Five: On Polychromatic Greek Art
Endnotes to the Appendices
Bibliography
Index
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