The Great Temple at Paestum
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1625058
Item data
Title
The Great Temple at Paestum
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Temples -- Greek
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1897
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Greek temples
Colonnades
Doric order
Architecture, Greek -- Italy
Paestum (Extinct city)
Temples -- Italy -- Paestum
Architectural photographs
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: "Copyright, 1897, by A. W. Elson & Co., Boston."--lettered in plate.
Source Note: Illustrated catalogue of carbon prints on the rise and progress of Greek and Roman art. With descriptions by Prof. F.B. Tarbell. (Boston A.W. Elson 1897) Tarbell, F. B. (Frank Bigelow) (1853-1920), Contributor.
Physical Description
Photogravures
Chine collé prints
Extent: plate mark 16 x 22 cm on heavy wove paper
Abstract
Temple of Hera at Paestum, Italy, also known as the Temple of Neptune.
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d93a1210-c5bf-012f-b21d-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1897
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MLA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Great Temple at Paestum" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1897. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d93a1210-c5bf-012f-b21d-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1897). The Great Temple at Paestum Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d93a1210-c5bf-012f-b21d-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Great Temple at Paestum" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d93a1210-c5bf-012f-b21d-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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