Greek sanctuaries and temple architecture : an introduction / Mary Emerson.

Author: Emerson, Mary, author.

Edition Statement:Second edition.

ImprintLondon ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.

Descriptionxvii, 270 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Note:First published as 'Greek Sanctuaries: an introduction' in 2007.

Note:What was a sanctuary? -- From mud hut to marble temple: Doric and Ionic orders -- Architectural sculpture -- Delphi -- Olympia -- The Athenian Acropolis: historical background -- The Parthenon -- The Propylaia -- The sanctuary of Athene Nike -- The Erechtheion -- The Hephaisteion -- Views and their meanings: the Acropolis and its surroundings -- The Sanctuary of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae -- The age of Greek expansion to the West: Paestum -- The Temple of Olympian Zeus at Acragas, Sicily -- Looking at art in sanctuaries.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-262) and index.

Note:"An introduction to ancient Greek sanctuary sites and temple architecture, explaining technical terms and aesthetic concepts behind Greek architectural design"-- Provided by publisher.

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