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Listening to the stones : essays on architecture and function in ancient Greek sanctuaries in honour of Richard Alan Tomlinson / edited by Elena C. Partida and Barbara Schmidt-Dounas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Partida, Elena C.
- Series:
- Archaeopress archaeology.
- Archaeopress archaeology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Temples, Greek.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (281 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2019]
- Summary:
- Listening to the Stones: Essays on Architecture and Function in Ancient Greek Sanctuaries in Honour of Richard Alan Tomlinson' deals with a range of topics that relate to the broad scope of Richard Tomlinson's archaeological quests and echoes his own methodology in research. Innovative masonry modes, matters of style and orders, proportions and design principles, as well as the inter-regional connections which fostered the transmission of architectural traditions and technical know-how have been cardinal points in Tomlinson's writings and lectures, as much as the Greek foundations on foreign soil, the forethought in planning, achievements in the field of engineering and the interaction between the secular, the sepulchral and the sacred premises in an ancient city. The conservative or progressive attitudes of a society usually leave an imprint on architectural creations. So, architecture is subject to evolution along with the developing societies. Its gradual changing signifies the building programs taken up by ancient communities. Within this frame, we better comprehend the function of public edifices, the remodeling of cult sites in accordance with historic circumstances, the role of politics in architecture. This book is a token of appreciation of a British professor of archaeology, who spread knowledge of the Greek civilization, manifesting the brilliant spirit of the versatile ancient Greek builders.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781789690880
- 1789690889
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