Architecture of Greece

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Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004 - 237 pages
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From the Acropolis and the Temple of Zeus to the National Library and the Univerisity of Athens, this volume examines both the aesthetic design and cultural/social functions of 61 noted architectural landmarks throughout the nation of Greece. Art historian Janina K. Darling discusses how each structure or project was designed and built, and provides a detailed yet accessible description of architectural elements. Darling's entries combine an architectural reading with the larger context of the region's cultural history. An introductory essay, glossary, geographic index, and subject index add to this vastly interesting volume.

The "Architecture of Greece" is the first release from "Greenwood's Reference Guide to National Arhcitecture" series.

 

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Table des matières

North Suburbs Olynthos
95
Palace of Nestor Pylos
109
Panagia Koumbelidike Kastoria
124
Propylaea Athens
142
Schliemann House Athens
155
Temple A Prinas
169
Temple of Artemis Corfu
184
Temple of Hera Samos
198

Choregic Monument of Lysicrates Athens
48
Citadel Tiryns
54
House A vii 4 Olynthos
62
Katholikon Daphni
68
Katholikon of the Great Lavra Mount Athos
81
Tholos Delphi
213
Tower of the Winds Athens
216
Index
231
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Page xix - ... second round of postwar wage increases may not have been as widespread as the first round. The respective second-year advances of only 5.5, 6.4, 6.5, and 8.4 percent, were substantially less than typical second-round general • These ccnts-per-hour estimates are very rough approximations included for the purpose of giving the reader a general Idea of the relative money values of the wage increases that have been expressed in terms of percent increase over former widely varying wage-rate levels....
Page 78 - Triple windows are placed above the side entrances to the narthex and at the ends of the north and south arms of the cross.
Page 203 - Birley, Anthony R. Hadrian: The Restless Emperor. London and New York: Routledge, 1997.
Page 57 - Preziosi, Donald, and Louise A. Hitchcock. Aegean Art and Architecture. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Page 75 - The Greek Islands: Guide to the Byzantine and Medieval Buildings and their Art (QuiUer Press, UK).
Page 79 - These include the Nativity, the Presentation in the Temple, and the Baptism of Christ. The fourth scene, an Annunciation, no longer survives.
Page 83 - Kadas, Sotiris. Mount Athos: An Illustrated Guide to the Monasteries and Their History.
Page 74 - Constantinopolitan architecture of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, in which alternating courses of brick are set back from the wall surface and covered by what appear to be exceedingly wide mortarbeds.
Page 76 - ... dome. The east end of the nave terminates in an apse, which is a semicircular Katholikon, Osios Loukas, Stiris.

À propos de l'auteur (2004)

JANINA K. DARLING is a lecturer in the history of art at the University of California at Santa Cruz, where she teaches courses in the art and architecture of Mediterranean antiquity, and representations of women in classical art. Her articles on Greek and Roman art, and related issues of gender have appeared in "Muse," as well as in "Hephaistos, Critical Journal" on the Theory and Practice of Archaeology and Related Fields. She was a national lecturer for the Archaeological Institute of America, and leads tours to Italy, where she teaches Roman and Italian art and architectural history.

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