[PDF] Greek Sanctuaries And Temple Architecture eBook

Author : Mary Emerson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 45,36 MB
Release : 2018-01-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1472575296

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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.

Author : Robin Hagg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 24,74 MB
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 113480167X

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The history of Greek sanctuaries reflects the development of ancient Greek culture and civilization. Traditionally studies of sanctuaries have been mainly descriptive, with much emphasis on the architectural features. This collection rakes a wider view. The articles, all by archaeologists or historians of religion, explore the ongm and development of sanctuaries through detailed investigations of some of the most major and some less well-known sites. They stress the social significance of sanctuaries, as well as the important role they played within particular cults. Greek Sanctuaries: New Approaches is important and engaging reading for students of ancient Greek history or archaeology. Ir will also be of interest to people visiting the sites.

Author : John Pedley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 29,32 MB
Release : 2005-10-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780521809351

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Covering important themes and issues which are linked to historic and specific sanctuaries, this book will provide students with an accessible yet authoritative introduction to ancient Greek sanctuaries.

Author : Mary Emerson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 45,47 MB
Release : 2018-01-25
Category : History
ISBN : 147257530X

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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.

Author : Antony Spawforth
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 19,81 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780500051429

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An all-encompassing portrait of the design and architectural elements of ancient Greek monuments summarizes the latest thinking on temple building while offering insight into the historical and cultural contexts of key constructions, in a volume complemented by a gazetteer of all known colonnaded temples.

Author : Mary Emerson
Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 49,12 MB
Release : 2007-11-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN :

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"Greek Sanctuaries" offers a good basic understanding of ancient Greek sanctuary sites and temple architecture. Assuming no prior knowledge, 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, asking such questions as: What were temples for? How do sanctuary buildings relate to each other and to the space where they are set? What was the purpose of architectural sculpture? The accessible text will inspire the visitor to Greece and equip the student of Greek architecture for further study.

Author : Vincent Scully
Publisher : Trinity University Press
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 25,92 MB
Release : 2013-10-10
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1595341773

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When The Earth, the Temple, and the Gods first appeared in 1962, it was hailed by the critics for it erudition, historical imagination and boldness. Subsequently, this comprehensive study of Greek temples and site-planning has been widely accepted as a landmark of architectural history, for it offers an inspired and arresting insight into nature and function of Greek sacred architecture. Vincent Scully, one of America's most brilliant and articulate scholars, understands the temples as physical embodiment of the gods in landscapes that had for the Greeks divine attributes and sacred connotations. He explores the meanings inherent in the calculated interaction between man-made sculptural forces and the natural landscape, and he relates this interaction to our understanding of Greek culture from the pre-Greek Aegean to the Hellenistic period. Years of research and travel were devoted to The Earth, the Temple, and the Gods. Scores of sites were restudied on the spot, including many lesser-known sanctuaries throughout the Hellenic world. The study includes reconstruction drawings, plans, and maps along with its richly illustrated, detailed discussions of major sites.

Author : Vincent Scully (Jr.)
Publisher :
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 47,25 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781595341761

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""This comprehensive study of Greek temples and site planning, first published in 1962, is hailed for its bold historical imagination as a landmark of architectural history, offering Scully's original insights into the nature and function of Greek sacred architecture"--Provided by publisher"--

Author : Alessandro Pierattini
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 17,76 MB
Release : 2022-09-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1108499473

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This first comprehensive study of pre-Archaic Greek temple architecture combines architecture, society, and material culture.