Alessandro Pierattini (Indiana University of Notre Dame)

The Origins of Greek Temple Architecture

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Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a comprehensive study of the evolution of pre-archaic Greek temple architecture from the eleventh to mid-seventh century BCE. It will be a resource for scholars and students of archaeology, Greek religion, ancient history, architectural history, art history, and construction history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 185mm x 264mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 856g
• ISBN-13: 9781108499477
• ISBN-10: 1108499473
• Artikelnr.: 63978635

Autorenporträt

Alessandro Pierattini is Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame. A scholar of ancient Greek and Roman architecture, he is a member of the University of Chicago excavations at Isthmia, Greece.

Inhaltsangabe

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.