Greek Architecture: Architecture of Crete, Greece, and the Greek World (History of World Architecture) - Softcover

Martin, Roland

9780847809684: Greek Architecture: Architecture of Crete, Greece, and the Greek World (History of World Architecture)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0847809684 ISBN 13: 9780847809684

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, 1988

This volume presents an extraordinary collection of images and covers the whole range of Greek architecture, from a thorough analysis of Minoan Crete-which marked the beginning of the history of Western architecture-through Mycenae, to the magnificence of the Doric places of worship: from the temples of Corinth, Delphi and the Acropolis to those of Magna Graecia. The book covers the birth and evolution of the doric and ionic orders, religious architecture, and the temples and structures of Classical Greece. There is a substantial section on civic architecture, which closely reflects the formation and evolution of the political community, the most original aspect of ancient Greece. Important centers outside Greece are discussed, including Agrigento and Segesta in Sicily. The final section documents the Hellenic phase, with its unparalleled innovations and its influence on the greater Mediterranean.

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Nicely produced paperback of the original Italian edition (Electa, s.p.A., Milan, 1972) and the English edition (Abrams, 1974). Profusely illustrated with drawings, reconstructions, and photographs. The bibliography has not been updated. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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