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Ancient Fortifications : A Compendium of Theory and Practice.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Fokus Fortifikation StudiesPublisher: Havertown : Oxbow Books, Limited, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (437 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781785701405
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Ancient FortificationsDDC classification:
  • 725/.180937
LOC classification:
  • UG429.M43.A53 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Preface -- 1 Methods of Interpretation -- 2 Die Dokumentation vor Ort: Methodik und Organisation -- 3 Überlegungen zur systematischen Beschreibung und Präsentation -- 4 The Building Experience -- 5 Mauerwerksformen und Mauerwerkstechniken -- 6 Defensive Funktionen -- 7 Symbolische Funktionen -- 8 Urbanistic Functions and Aspects -- 9 Source Criticism: Fortifications in Written Sources and the Visual Arts -- 10 Die Befestigung als historische Quelle -- 11 Studying Rural Fortifications: A Landscape Approach -- 12 Regional begrenzte Phänomene -- CATALOGUE -- Category I: Regions -- The Territory of Eretria -- Category II: Sites -- Antiochia am Orontes -- Aphrodisias -- Gadara -- Messene -- Oiniadai -- Pednelissos -- Pergamon -- Platiana -- Priene -- Samikon -- Ṣirwāḥ -- Stratos -- Tayma -- Category III: Architectural Elements -- Messene, Tower 45 -- Pednelissos, Curtain 4 -- Pednelissos, Curtain 15 -- Pednelissos, Curtain 18 -- Pednelissos, North Tower -- Pednelissos, West Tower -- Pednelissos, Tower-Gate -- Pednelissos, North Gate -- Pednelissos, South Gate -- Pergamon, Curtain between Gate 2 and Gate 3 -- Pergamon, Curtain between Gate 3 and South Gate -- Pergamon, Tower T12 -- Pergamon, Lower North-West Gate -- Category IV: Details of architectural elements -- Messene, Masonry A -- Messene, Masonry B -- Messene, Opening A -- Messene, Opening B -- Messene, Opening C -- Messene, Opening D -- Pednelissos, Masonry A -- Pednelissos, Masonry B -- Pednelissos, Masonry C -- Pednelissos, Masonry D -- Pednelissos, Masonry E -- Pednelissos, Masonry F -- Pednelissos, Opening A -- Pednelissos, Opening B -- Pednelissos, Opening C -- Pednelissos, Opening D -- Pednelissos, Opening E -- Pednelissos, Opening F -- Pergamon, Masonry A -- Abbreviations and Citations -- Bibliography -- Copyrights of Illustrations -- Index of Ancient Personal names and Places.
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Intro -- Preface -- 1 Methods of Interpretation -- 2 Die Dokumentation vor Ort: Methodik und Organisation -- 3 Überlegungen zur systematischen Beschreibung und Präsentation -- 4 The Building Experience -- 5 Mauerwerksformen und Mauerwerkstechniken -- 6 Defensive Funktionen -- 7 Symbolische Funktionen -- 8 Urbanistic Functions and Aspects -- 9 Source Criticism: Fortifications in Written Sources and the Visual Arts -- 10 Die Befestigung als historische Quelle -- 11 Studying Rural Fortifications: A Landscape Approach -- 12 Regional begrenzte Phänomene -- CATALOGUE -- Category I: Regions -- The Territory of Eretria -- Category II: Sites -- Antiochia am Orontes -- Aphrodisias -- Gadara -- Messene -- Oiniadai -- Pednelissos -- Pergamon -- Platiana -- Priene -- Samikon -- Ṣirwāḥ -- Stratos -- Tayma -- Category III: Architectural Elements -- Messene, Tower 45 -- Pednelissos, Curtain 4 -- Pednelissos, Curtain 15 -- Pednelissos, Curtain 18 -- Pednelissos, North Tower -- Pednelissos, West Tower -- Pednelissos, Tower-Gate -- Pednelissos, North Gate -- Pednelissos, South Gate -- Pergamon, Curtain between Gate 2 and Gate 3 -- Pergamon, Curtain between Gate 3 and South Gate -- Pergamon, Tower T12 -- Pergamon, Lower North-West Gate -- Category IV: Details of architectural elements -- Messene, Masonry A -- Messene, Masonry B -- Messene, Opening A -- Messene, Opening B -- Messene, Opening C -- Messene, Opening D -- Pednelissos, Masonry A -- Pednelissos, Masonry B -- Pednelissos, Masonry C -- Pednelissos, Masonry D -- Pednelissos, Masonry E -- Pednelissos, Masonry F -- Pednelissos, Opening A -- Pednelissos, Opening B -- Pednelissos, Opening C -- Pednelissos, Opening D -- Pednelissos, Opening E -- Pednelissos, Opening F -- Pergamon, Masonry A -- Abbreviations and Citations -- Bibliography -- Copyrights of Illustrations -- Index of Ancient Personal names and Places.

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