an introduction Emerson, Mary creator author. text bibliography enk 2017 Second edition. monographic eng

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270 pages : ill. 24 cm "An introduction to ancient Greek sanctuary sites and temple architecture, explaining technical terms and aesthetic concepts behind Greek architectural design"-- 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. Mary Emerson. Include index. First published as 'Greek Sanctuaries: an introduction' in 2007. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-gr--- Temples Greece Architecture, Ancient Greece Architecture, Greek Decoration and ornament, Architectural Greece Sculpture, Greek Sculpture, Ancient Greece Greece Religious life and customs NA275 E45 2018 722/.8 9781472575289 2017024385 pucpr 171118 20191120171619.0 eng