Greek architecture and its sculpture in the British Museum

Author(s)

• Jenkins, Ian

Bibliographic Information

Greek architecture and its sculpture in the British Museum

Ian Jenkins ; line illustrations by Kate Morton

British Museum Press, 2006

Other Title

Greek architecture and its sculpture

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [258]-265) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This title provides an indispensable introduction to Greek architectural sculpture, with each chapter focusing on a major monument of the Greek world, such as the temple of Artemis at Ephesos and the Parthenon the complex personality of these buildings is bound up with the people who, built, used, destroyed, discovered and studied them. It is lavishly illustrated, including prints and specially commissioned line drawings.

Table of Contents

• Preface and acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1 Enlightenment and Renaissance
• 2 Greek Temples - Design and Purpose
• 3 The Temples of Artemis at Ephesos
• 4 The Parthenon and its Sculptures
• 5 The Athenian Acropolis - Propylaea, Nike Temple and Erechtheum
• 6 The Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassai
• 7 LycianTombs
• 8 The Nereid Monument
• 9 The Mausoleum at Halikarnassos
• 10 The Temple of Athena Polias at Priene
• Bibliography, Index.

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Details

• NCID: BA81885269
• ISBN:
  • 9780714122403
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 271 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • DC22 : 729.0938
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : British Museum
  • LCSH : Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- Greece
  • LCSH : Sculpture, Greek
  • LCSH : Sculpture, Classical
  • LCSH : Relief (Sculpture), Greek
  • LCSH : Relief (sculpture), Classical