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The temple complex at Horvat Omrit. Volume 1, The architecture / by Michael C. Nelson ; volumes edited by J. A. Overman, D. N. Schowalter, and M. C. Nelson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nelson, Michael C., author.
- Series:
- Brill reference library of Judaism ; Volume 45.
- Brill Reference Library of Judaism, 1571-5000 ; Volume 45
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Temples, Roman--Israel.
- Temples, Roman.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Israel.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Omrit Site (Israel).
- Israel--Antiquities.
- Israel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (414 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston, Massachusetts : Brill, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Volume One of The Temple Complex at Horvat Omrit presents a detailed examination of the surviving architecture of the three Roman period temple phases at the newly excavated sanctuary at the archaeological site of Omrit in northern Israel. All three temples were built according to the Corinthian order and the author describes and illustrates the state of the remains, proposes reconstructions of each phase, and places each temple in the broader historical context.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- 1 The Building Sequence and the State of the Remains
- 2 The Building Process: Materials and Construction Techniques
- 3 The Early Shrine and Its Temenos
- 4 The Architecture of Temple One (T1)
- 5 The Architecture of Temple Two (T2)
- 6 Reconstruction
- 7 Context and Style
- Illustrations
- Appendix A: Block Tables
- Appendix B: Block Catalog
- Appendix C: Surveying and Drawing Methodology
- Appendix D: Lintel or Arch?
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Nelson, Michael C. Temple complex at Horvat Omrit. Volume 1, The architecture.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-25063-8
- 90-04-29099-0
- OCLC:
- 906027743
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004290990 DOI
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