Greek sanctuaries : an introduction / Mary Emerson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Emerson, Mary.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Temples--Greece.

Temples.

Architecture, Ancient.

Greece.

Architecture, Ancient--Greece.

Architecture, Greek.

Physical Description:

xi, 172 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Bristol Classical Press, 2007.

Summary:

Assuming no prior knowledge, Greek Sanctuaries offers a good basic understanding of ancient Greek sanctuary sites and temple architecture. It introduces the reader to a select number of sites and temples in some depth, explaining technical terms along the way. The author has borne in mind the needs of students at sixth-form and university level, as well as the general reader, and has covered some of the core buildings and sanctuaries usually chosen for study owing to their social importance and aesthetic excellence, including the Athenian Acropolis, Delphi and Olympia.

The book explores some of the aesthetic concepts behind Greek architectural design, as well as looking in some detail at the buildings and their decoration. It also investigates their importance within the culture of the time. The accessible text, which includes 78 photographs, plans and drawings, will inspire the visitor to Greece and equip the student of Greek architecture for further study.

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

Looking at art in sanctuaries

Further reading

Glossary

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1853996890

9781853996894

OCLC:

141384895