The Complete Greek Temples

图书标准信息

• 作者 Tony Spawforth 著
• 出版社 Thames & Hudson
• 出版时间 2006-06
• ISBN 9780500051429
• 定价 376.90元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 240页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

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AspectacularlyillustratedandcompletesurveyofancientGreektemples,combinedwithanup-to-datearchaeologicalandhistoricalintroduction.
ThegreatcolonnadedtemplesoftheancientGreeksarethemostimpressiveofallthemonumentsleftbehindbyGreekcivilization.Asfeatsofdesignandconstructiontheyhaveneverbeensurpassed,andthebest-preservedexamples--suchastheParthenoninAthens--stillexcitewonderandadmiration.
Oncetherewerehundredsofthesegloriousstructures,dottedaroundtheMediterraneanwherevertheancientGreekssettledandfoundedcities.Nolessthansteeplesorminaretstoday,theywereinstantlyidentifiableiconsofanancientreligionandawayoflife.
Thisbookisthefirsttotellthecompletestory,withhundredsofaccompanyingillustrations,fromtheirdebatedoriginsintheGreekdarkagestotheirtransformationattheendofantiquity.ItalsoincludesforthefirsttimeinEnglishagazetteerofalltheknowncolonnadedtemplesoftheancientGreeks.SummarizingthelatestthinkingonGreektemples,TonySpawforthbringsnewdiscoveriestolightanddiscussesnotonlythearchitecturebutalsothehistoricalandculturalcontextoftheseuniquebuildings.Theresultisanauthoritativesourcebookandacompellingguideforscholars,students,andtravelers,andforanyonewithadesiretoknowmoreabouttheancientworld.350illustrations,130incolor.