Origins of classical architecture : temples, orders and gifts to the gods in ancient Greece / Mark Wilson Jones.
By: Wilson Jones, Mark.
Description: xvi, 304 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.ISBN: 9780300182767 (cl : alk. paper).Subject(s): Architecture and religion | Architecture -- Orders | Symbolism in architecture -- Greece | Temples -- GreeceGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 720.938
Contents:
Purpose and setting of the Greek temple -- Formative developments -- Questions of construction and the Doric genus -- Questions of influence and the Aeolic capital -- Questions of appearance and the Ionic genus -- Questions of meaning and the Corinthian capital -- Gifts to the gods -- Triglyphs and tripods -- Crucible -- Questions answered and unanswered.
| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | NA275 .W55 2014 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000004145 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-293) and index.
Purpose and setting of the Greek temple -- Formative developments -- Questions of construction and the Doric genus -- Questions of influence and the Aeolic capital -- Questions of appearance and the Ionic genus -- Questions of meaning and the Corinthian capital -- Gifts to the gods -- Triglyphs and tripods -- Crucible -- Questions answered and unanswered.