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Excerpt from Delphi

It is a great advantage that the work of a scholar should be translated by a scholar. I do not know Danish; but any careful reader can see that the version of Mr. Richards is sympathetic and accurate.

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Excerpt from Delphi

This work, which appeared in its Danish form in 1919, is in all essentials based on impressions and notes taken during a lengthy stay at Delphi in the spring of 1907. That I have not ventured to publish the book earlier is due to the fact that the publication of the Delphic finds was previously so defective and summary, that a comprehensive description of the remains which illustrate the history and art of Delphi was not possible, unless the author had himself taken part in the excavations, and had personal knowledge of the circumstances under which the finds were made. But in the years preceding the outbreak of the War, several important volumes of Fouilles de Delphes appeared, and in some cases of doubt Director Th. Homolle helped me with information and manuscript. There is still much that is uncertain and obscure in the topography and artistic history of Delphi, and therefore I have laid most stress on aesthetic appreciation, which has an effect and value apart from problems of detail. However, the time has now come to give to a wider public an idea of the valuable objects brought to light by the French excavations of this the second chief sanctuary of Greece.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.