Download or read book The Complete Greek Temples written by Antony Spawforth and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book An Ancient Greek Temple written by John Malam and published by The Salariya Book Company. This book was released on 2021-02-08 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take an incredible tour through an ancient Greek temple. This is the inside story of the magnificent temples which were built by the Greeks to worship their many gods and goddesses. Discover the amazing rituals and festivals that were at the centre of Greek life. Learn how the world of the Greeks was brought to an end by their foreign neighbours. Superb cutaway illustrations and pinpoint enlargements accompany the text. Informative captions, maps, a complete glossary and an index enhance the book's educational value.
Download or read book Greek Architecture written by Arnold W. Lawrence and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Greek Temple written by Fiona Macdonald and published by Peter Bedrick Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated survey of the construction and history of the Parthenon in ancient Greece.
Download or read book Make this Greek Temple written by Iain Ashman and published by Usborne Books. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains templates to cut out and construct a model of the Parthenon in Athens. The completed model is 30cm x 47cm square, and includes a lifting roof to reveal the interior and opening doors to reveal a giant statue of the Goddess Athena. Decorated with friezes and carvings showing scenes from mythology. Includes cut-out models of characters including worshippers and priests.
Download or read book The Origins of Greek Temple Architecture written by Alessandro Pierattini and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-09-29 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Alessandro Pierattini offers a comprehensive study of the evolution of pre-archaic Greek temple architecture from the eleventh to mid-seventh century BCE. Demystifying the formative stages of Greek architecture, he traces how temples were transformed from unassuming shrines made of perishable materials into large stone and terracotta monuments. Grounded in archaeological evidence, the volume analyzes the design, function, construction, and aesthetic of the Greek temple. While the book's primary focus is architectural, it also draws on non-architectural material culture, ancient cult practice, and social history, which also defined the context that fostered the Greek temple's initial development. In reconstituting this early history, Pierattini also draws attention to new developments as well as legacies from previous eras. Ultimately, he reveals why the temple's pre-Archaic development is not only of interest in itself, but also a key to the origins of the Greek monumental architecture of the Archaic period.
Download or read book Greek Sanctuaries and Temple Architecture written by Mary Emerson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book An Ancient Greek Temple written by John Malam and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrations and text explain how the temples of ancient Greece were planned, built, and used.
Download or read book The Archetype of Wisdom written by Roberto Malvezzi and published by Architecture. This book was released on 2018 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the rise of the earliest Greek temples through an innovative phenomenological approach, in which lived experiences are assumed as key tools of investigation. Accordingly, much space is dedicated to exploring the connections that tied the Greeks to their surroundings environment, by surviving records of Greek religion, poetry, art, philosophy and architecture from the archaic times. This framework sheds a new light on the relationship between 'human' and 'divine' in the ancient Greek world, suggesting that the archetypal structure of temple was devised to facilitate a particular kind of experience, that of the Divine. Such an experience produced a break from ordinary and profane life, allowing a special awareness to be gained. The findings and method of this book enable us to bridge the gap between our present days and that distant era, rediscovering our ancient past as an endless source of inspiration
Download or read book The Parthenon and Other Greek Temples written by Jay Hambidge and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents author's theory that the Parthenon was designed according to the principles of dynamic symmetry.
Download or read book Ancient Greek Architects at Work written by J. J. Coulton and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking an unusual approach to his subject, J. J. Coulton examines ancient Greek architecture from the point of view of the practicing architects. He discusses their ideas and technical achievements from the early seventh century B.C. to the first century B.C. Drawing on surviving written evidence from antiquity as well as on the evidence of the buildings themselves, Mr. Coulton provides answers to such questions as: What must it have been like to build a Greek temple? Who did the building? What training was required? How did the Greeks begin? What problems did they face? The first chapter considers the relations of architects to patrons and clients and the role of architects in ancient society generally. Subsequent chapters explore a series of architectural problems and their solutions. In his final chapter Mr. Coulton assesses the architects' techniques and their contributions to structural design, evaluating their theoretical knowledge of mechanics and their practical understanding of structural concepts. Generously illustrated and lucidly written, this volume will appeal to all who are interested in architecture, architectural history, and archaeology.
Download or read book Temple Decoration and Cultural Identity in the Archaic Greek World written by Clemente Marconi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-02-05 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description
Download or read book Ancient Greece written by Marina Belozerskaya and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They reflected - and projected - essential cultural values, whether they were intended for religious sanctuaries for aristocratic drinking parties, civic squares or tombs."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book New Directions and Paradigms for the Study of Greek Architecture written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Directions and Paradigms for the Study of Greek Architecture collects chapters by nearly three dozen scholars who describe recent discoveries, new theoretical frameworks, and applications of cutting-edge techniques in their architectural research.
Download or read book The Architecture of Ancient Greece written by William Bell Dinsmoor and published by Biblo & Tannen Publishers. This book was released on 1973 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Look Around a Greek Temple written by Richard Dargie and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series that takes the reader on a tour of some of the great buildings of previous ages.
Download or read book The Earth the Temple and the Gods written by Vincent Scully and published by Trinity University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
