Screen LibraryA companion to Greek architecture /
'A Companion to Greek Architecture' provides an expansive overview of the topic, including design, engineering, and construction as well as theory, reception, and lasting impact.
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John Wiley & Sons,
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| Publisher Address: | Chichester, West Sussex : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Blackwell companions to the ancient world
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118327586 |
| Summary: |
'A Companion to Greek Architecture' provides an expansive overview of the topic, including design, engineering, and construction as well as theory, reception, and lasting impact. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781118327616 1118327616 9781118327609 1118327608 |
| Index Number: | NA270 |
| CLC: | TU-095.45 |
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Machine generated contents note: Landscape and Setting -- Early Greek Temples / Monumentality and Foreign Influence in Early Greek Temples / Origins and Design of Terracotta Roofs in the Seventh Century BCE / The Greek East: Temples and Engineering / The Greek West: Temples and their Decoration / The Use of Geometry by Ancient Greek Architects / How Buildings Were Constructed / "Internationalism" in Architecture: Olympia / Prestige in Greek Sanctuaries: Delphi / The Periclean Acropolis / Color and Carving: Architectural Decoration in Mainland Greece / Attic Sanctuaries / Inscribing Construction: The Financing and Administration of Public Building in Greek Sanctuaries / The Interiors of Greek Temples / Scale, Architects, and Architectural Theory / Urban Planning and Infrastructure / Protection and Trade: Girding the City / The Architecture of Greek Houses / Hellenistic Royal Palaces / The Greek Agora / Athletics: Stadia, Gymnasia, Palaistrai, and Hippodromes / Greek Baths / Bouleuteria and Odeia / The Greek Theater / Commemorating the Dead: Grave Markers, Tombs, and Tomb Paintings, 400-30 BCE / The Spread of Greek Architecture: Labraunda / Pergamon and Pergamene Influence / New Directions in Hellenistic Sanctuaries / Three Seaside Wonders: Pharos, Mausoleum and Colossus / From Hellenistic to Roman Architecture / Hellenistic Architecture in Italy: Consuetudo Italica / French Architectural Thought and the Idea of Greece / The Reception of Greek Architecture in Eighteenth-Century Britain / Ancient Ruins and Their Preservation: The Case Study of the Parthenon's East Porch / |