Greek Sanctuaries and Temple Architecture
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Greek Sanctuaries and Temple Architecture

An Introduction

  1. 296 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Greek Sanctuaries and Temple Architecture

An Introduction

About this book

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 architecture for further study, and can also serve as a handbook for visitors to the sanctuaries. The book covers many of the most popular sites, including Delphi, Olympia and the Athenian Acropolis. In this second edition there are new chapters on Western Greece, covering the site of Paestum in Magna Graecia (South Italy), and the unique temple of Olympian Zeus in Acragas, Sicily. The book also offers a concise account of the evolution of Greek architecture, explores aesthetic ideas underlying Greek architectural design, and gives consideration to specific buildings in their social and religious context. This second edition has expanded the discussion of the most important temples and lays emphasis on architectural sculpture as part of the meaning of the whole building. Along with an updated bibliography and a glossary, an abundance of plans, photos and drawings helps clarify the text.

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Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781472575289
eBook ISBN
9781472575302
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
History of Architecture
Index
History
Greek 
Sanctuaries 
and 
Temple 
Architecture
12
of 
personnel 
to 
monitor 
the 
flow 
of 
visitors, 
and 
besides 
that, 
crowds 
were 
controlled 
by 
a 
substantial 
barrier 
surrounding 
the 
famous 
cult 
statue. 
Other 
temples 
had 
these 
barriers, 
but 
not 
all 
did 
(Mylonopoulos 
2011). 
ere 
was 
also 
a 
halfway 
situation 
where 
the 
visitor 
could 
look 
through 
grilles 
fixed 
between 
porch 
columns 
and 
get 
some 
kind 
of 
impression 
of 
what 
lay 
within. 
Seeing 
the 
statue 
was 
probably 
a 
significant 
experience 
in 
itself.

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Contents
  4. Preface to the Second Edition
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Acknowledgements to the First Edition
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. Chapter 1: Introduction
  9. Chapter 2: What Was a Sanctuary?
  10. Chapter 3: From Mud Hut to Marble Temple: Doric and Ionic Orders
  11. Chapter 4: Architectural Sculpture
  12. Chapter 5: Delphi
  13. Chapter 6: Olympia
  14. Chapter 7: The Athenian Acropolis: Historical Background
  15. Chapter 8: The Parthenon
  16. Chapter 9: The Propylaia
  17. Chapter 10: The Sanctuary of Athene Nike
  18. Chapter 11: The Erechtheion
  19. Chapter 12: The Hephaisteion
  20. Chapter 13: Views and Their Meanings: the Acropolis and its surroundings
  21. Chapter 14: The Sanctuary of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae
  22. Chapter 15: The Age of Greek Expansion to the West: Paestum
  23. Chapter 16: The Temple of Olympian Zeus at Akragas, Sicily
  24. Chapter 17: Looking at Art in Sanctuaries
  25. Bibliography
  26. Glossary
  27. Index