The Origins of Greek Temple Architecture

ISBN-13: 9781108499477 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 350 str.

Indiana) Pierattini Alessandro (University of Notre Dame

Opis

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

Recenzje

'This welcome study of the earliest known Greek temples uses a fresh methodological approach to generate new insights into complex archaeological evidence. … Highly recommended.' E. A. Dumser, Choice

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Origins and legacies. Early Iron Age temples and the question of function; 2. The rise of monumental temples (eighth to mid-seventh centuries BC); 3. Technological innovation and permanence (first half of the seventh century); 4. Conclusion; Appendices: Appendix 1: wind force for destabilizing a mud brick wall; Appendix 2: labor for manufacturing a monolithic sarcophagus; Appendix 3: labor for stonework at Isthmia.