Lawrence Van Velzer and Peggy Gotthold The Tower of the Winds With Illustrations by James Stuart and Nicolas Revett Santa Cruz: Foolscap Press 2002 This contemporary scroll presents the historical tale of the Tower of the Winds, an ancient, octagonal, marble tower erected on the agora (market) of Athens. Though its function still remains largely a mystery, the tower was likely a monument to the ancient Greek interest in the cosmos. Shown here is Zephyrus, the West Wind, bringing in pleasant, warm weather in the spring and sultry weather in the summer. Depicted wearing a garment filled with flowers, Zephyrus miraculously generates lush vegetation. Next to him is Sciron, the North-West Wind, who brings cold weather in winter and unbearable heat in the summer. In this 25-foot panoramic scroll, readers are introduced to the mechanical and spiritual aspects of the tower through the voices of later observers, including early Romans, a seventeenth-century Turkish traveler and modern scientists. The tower imagery is inspired by 18th-century architectural designs.