Knossos : a complete guide to the Palace of Minos
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Knossos : a complete guide to the Palace of Minos
（Ekdotike Athenon travel guides）
Ekdotike Athenon, 1994
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Description
Introduction; Historical outline; Myth and tradition; History of the excavations;Minoans and Knossos; The archaeological site; Route from Herakleion to Knossos; Tour of the palace; The main features; West court - west façade; West porch - corridor of the procession - central court; South propylaeum - west magazines - piano nobile; Throne room - tripartite shrine - pillar crypts; Grand staircase - hall of the double axes - queen's hall; Upper floor of the domestic quarter - shrine of the double axes; Royal workshops and magazines - east hall; North entrance - north lustral area - theatral area; The dependencies of the palace; Art treasures from Knossos.
Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION, 8
- HISTORICAL OUTLINE, 11
- MYTH AND TRADITION, 11
- HISTORY OF THE EXCAVATIONS, 18
- MINOANS AND KNOSSOS, 24
- THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE, 39
- ROUTE FROM HERAKLEION TO KNOSSOS, 39
- TOUR OF THE PALACE, 43
- The Main Features, 43
- West Court - West Facade, 47
- West Porch - Corridor of the Procession - Central Court, 52
- South Propylaeum - West Magazines - Piano Nobile, 57
- Throne Room - Tripartite Shrine - Pillar Crypts, 64
- Grand Staircase - Hall of the Double Axes - Queen's Hall, 75
- Upper Floor of the Domestic Quarter - Shrine of the Double Axes, 82
- Royal Workshops and Magazines - East Hall, 84
- North Entrance - North Lustral Area - Theatral Area, 92
- THE DEPENDENCIES OF THE PALACE, 98
- ART TREASURES FROM KNOSSOS, 112.
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