Greek sanctuaries and temple architecture : an introduction

Greek sanctuaries and temple architecture : an introduction / Mary Emerson.

"Assuming no prior knowledge, this book introduces the reader to a selection of sites and temples, exploring them in detail and explaining all technical terms along the way. Intended for college-level students and the interested general reader, this book aims to equip the student of Greek archi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Emerson, Mary (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Temples > Greece.
Architecture, Ancient > Greece.
Architecture, Greek.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural > Greece.
Sculpture, Greek.
Sculpture, Ancient > Greece.
Greece > Religious life and customs.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • What was a sanctuary?
  • From mud hut to marble temple: Doric and Ionic orders
  • Architectural sculpture
  • Delphi
  • Olympia
  • The Athenian Acropolis: historical background
  • The Parthenon
  • The Propylaia
  • The sanctuary of Athene Nike
  • The Erechtheion
  • The Hephaisteion
  • Views and their meanings: the Acropolis and its surroundings
  • The Sanctuary of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae
  • The age of Greek expansion to the West: Paestum
  • The Temple of Olympian Zeus at Acragas, Sicily
  • Looking at art in sanctuaries.

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