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Studies in Hellenistic Architecture.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Phoenix Supplementary Volumes SeriesPublisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2006Copyright date: ©2005Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (499 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442657595
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Studies in Hellenistic ArchitectureDDC classification:
  • 722/.8
LOC classification:
  • NA270 .W568 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- Introduction -- 1. Temples and Sanctuaries -- A. From the Later Fifth Century to the Time of Alexander the Great -- B. From Alexander the Great to the Late Hellenistic Period -- 2. Entranceways -- 3. Stoas in Later Greek Architecture -- A. The Development of Stoas -- B. The Columnar Orders in Stoa Architecture -- 4. Tombs and Commemorative Monuments -- 5. Theatres and Stadia -- A. Theatres -- B. Stadia -- 6. Gymnasia, Palaistrai, and Baths -- 7. Covered Halls and Storehouses -- A. Covered Assembly Halls -- B. Arsenals and Storehouses -- 8. Residential Architecture -- 9. The Hellenistic Style in Italy and Sicily -- 10. Architecture, Landscape, and Seascape: The Role of Setting and Vista in Hellenistic Design -- 11. From Greek Structure to Roman Ornament: The Columnar Orders in Hellenistic Times -- Conclusion -- A. Hellenistic Architects, Engineers, and Technical Writers -- B. The Creativity of the Hellenistic Age -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN NOTES -- NOTES -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y.
Summary: Studies in Hellenistic Architectureis an invaluable resource, containing a wealth of illustrations of the various types of Hellenistic building and the most comprehensive scholarship to date on the topic.
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Cover -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- Introduction -- 1. Temples and Sanctuaries -- A. From the Later Fifth Century to the Time of Alexander the Great -- B. From Alexander the Great to the Late Hellenistic Period -- 2. Entranceways -- 3. Stoas in Later Greek Architecture -- A. The Development of Stoas -- B. The Columnar Orders in Stoa Architecture -- 4. Tombs and Commemorative Monuments -- 5. Theatres and Stadia -- A. Theatres -- B. Stadia -- 6. Gymnasia, Palaistrai, and Baths -- 7. Covered Halls and Storehouses -- A. Covered Assembly Halls -- B. Arsenals and Storehouses -- 8. Residential Architecture -- 9. The Hellenistic Style in Italy and Sicily -- 10. Architecture, Landscape, and Seascape: The Role of Setting and Vista in Hellenistic Design -- 11. From Greek Structure to Roman Ornament: The Columnar Orders in Hellenistic Times -- Conclusion -- A. Hellenistic Architects, Engineers, and Technical Writers -- B. The Creativity of the Hellenistic Age -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN NOTES -- NOTES -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y.

Studies in Hellenistic Architectureis an invaluable resource, containing a wealth of illustrations of the various types of Hellenistic building and the most comprehensive scholarship to date on the topic.

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