Greek Architecture and Its Sculpture

Ian Jenkins, Kate Morton

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Altri dati

Formato:
Hardback
Editore:
British Museum Press
Anno di pubblicazione
2006
Lingua:
Inglese
Pagine:
272
Dimensioni:
245 X 189
Codice EAN:
9780714122403
Generi:
History, Archaeology
Altre informazioni:
150 colour, 100 b/w, including specially commissioned line drawings & plans
Prezzo di copertina:
£ 25,00

I contenuti

This title provides an indispensable introduction to Greek architectural sculpture, with each chapter focusing on a major monument of the Greek world, such as the temple of Artemis at Ephesos and the Parthenon the complex personality of these buildings is bound up with the people who, built, used, destroyed, discovered and studied them. It is lavishly illustrated, including prints and specially commissioned line drawings.

Indice

Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Enlightenment and Renaissance; 2 Greek Temples - Design and Purpose; 3 The Temples of Artemis at Ephesos; 4 The Parthenon and its Sculptures; 5 The Athenian Acropolis - Propylaea, Nike Temple and Erechtheum; 6 The Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassai; 7 LycianTombs; 8 The Nereid Monument; 9 The Mausoleum at Halikarnassos; 10 The Temple of Athena Polias at Priene; Bibliography, Index.

L'Autore

Ian Jenkins is a curator in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the British Museum, where he is in charge of the Greek collections. His many publications include The Parthenon Frieze, Greek and Roman Life and Archaeologists and Aesthetes.