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 146 THE PARTHENON AND ITS SCULPTURES. them. Perhaps the possibiHty of improvement might be con- sidered in respect to the Hghting and the accessibility of some select panels. The fragment of frieze at Paris seems to be of exceptional value from its place and lighting, but it is really not so. Its top is only about six feet from the floor, and every inch can be minutely examined. Could not a few pieces, including some of the metopes, be brought down on screens and their places be taken by casts ? The metopes, where they are, are largely out of sight, and might as well be plasters. Although, in the reports on the acquisition of the marbles, much was said as to their educational value, insufficient use is made of them. " Restoring " a figure from the Parthenon should be an incident in every sculptor's training; if it were, we should soon know more about them and more about sculp- ture. Young architects should also measure and "restore" the building fragments. Finally an attempt should be made to collect all material relating to the school of Phidias.