Greek Sanctuaries and Temple Architecture An Introduction

by Emerson, Mary

• ISBN13: 9781472575289
• ISBN10: 1472575288
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-10-26
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Assuming no prior knowledge, this book introduces the reader to a select number of sites and temples in depth, explaining technical terms as they are encountered and exploring aesthetic concepts behind Greek architectural design. Looking in detail at the most popularly studied sanctuaries, including the Athenian Acropolis, Delphi and Olympia, Greek Sanctuaries and Temple Architecture examines their social and aesthetic importance as well as points of technical significance. Mary Emerson also investigates the importance of Greek sanctuaries within the culture of the time, answering contextual questions including what the temples were for, how sanctuary buildings relate to each other and to the space where they are set, and the purpose of architectural sculpture.

This second edition covers additional sanctuary sites from the wider Greek world, including Sicily, southern Italy, and Eastern temples, as well as including new detailed reading lists per chapter, references to updated scholarship and a companion website featuring many of the book's illustrations in colour.

Author Biography

Mary Emerson studied Classics at Cambridge and Art History at the University of East Anglia, UK. She is now a freelance teacher and writer.

Table of Contents

Preface
List of illustrations
1. Introduction
2. What was a sanctuary?
3. From mud hut to marble temple: Doric and Ionic orders
4. Architectural sculpture
5. Delphi
6. Olympia
7. The Athenian Acropolis: historical background
8. The Parthenon
9. The Propylaia
10. The sanctuary of Athene Nike
11. The Erechtheion
12. The Hephaisteion
13. Views and their meanings: the Acropolis and its surroundings
14. The sanctuary of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae
15. Looking at art in sanctuaries
Further reading
Glossary
Index