The Origins Of The Greek Architectural Orders

Author : Barbara A. Barletta
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521124225
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Origins of the Greek Architectural Orders written by Barbara A. Barletta and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-09-21 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of our understanding of the origins and early development of the Greek architectural order is based on the writings of ancient authors, such as Virtruvius, and those of modern interpreters. Traditionally, the archaeological evidence has been viewed secondarily and often made to fit within a literary context, despite contradictions that occur. Barbara Barletta's study examines both forms of evidence in an effort to reconcile the two sources, as well as to offer a coherent reconstruction of the origins and early development of the Greek architectural orders. Beginning with the pre-canonical material, she demonstrates that the relatively late emergence of the Doric and Ionic orders arose from contributions of separate regions of the Greek world, rather than a single center. Barletta's reinterpretations of the evidence also assigns greater importance to the often overlooked contributions of Western Greece and the Cycladic Islands.

Author : Mark Wilson Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780300182767
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origins of Classical Architecture written by Mark Wilson Jones and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose and setting of the Greek temple -- Formative developments -- Questions of construction and the Doric genus -- Questions of influence and the Aeolic capital -- Questions of appearance and the Ionic genus -- Questions of meaning and the Corinthian capital -- Gifts to the gods -- Triglyphs and tripods -- Crucible -- Questions answered and unanswered.

Author : J. J. Coulton
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801492341
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Greek Architects at Work written by J. J. Coulton and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking an unusual approach to his subject, J. J. Coulton examines ancient Greek architecture from the point of view of the practicing architects. He discusses their ideas and technical achievements from the early seventh century B.C. to the first century B.C. Drawing on surviving written evidence from antiquity as well as on the evidence of the buildings themselves, Mr. Coulton provides answers to such questions as: What must it have been like to build a Greek temple? Who did the building? What training was required? How did the Greeks begin? What problems did they face? The first chapter considers the relations of architects to patrons and clients and the role of architects in ancient society generally. Subsequent chapters explore a series of architectural problems and their solutions. In his final chapter Mr. Coulton assesses the architects' techniques and their contributions to structural design, evaluating their theoretical knowledge of mechanics and their practical understanding of structural concepts. Generously illustrated and lucidly written, this volume will appeal to all who are interested in architecture, architectural history, and archaeology.

Author : Barbara A. Barletta
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Origins of the Greek Architectural Orders written by Barbara A. Barletta and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Vignola
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Five Orders of Architecture written by Vignola and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph Rykwert
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262681018
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dancing Column written by Joseph Rykwert and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Rykwert is one of the major architectural historians of this century. THE DANCING COLUMN is his most controversial and challenging work to date. A decade in preparation, it is a deeply erudite, clearly written, and wide-ranging deconstruction of the system of column and beam known as the "orders of architecture". Rykwert traces the analogy between columns and/or buildings and the human body. 315 illustrations.

Author : Robert Hahn
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791491546
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anaximander and the Architects written by Robert Hahn and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anaximander and the Architects opens a previously unexplored avenue into Presocratic philosophy—the technology of monumental architecture. The evidence, coming directly from sixth century B.C.E. building sites and bypassing Aristotle, shows how the architects and their projects supplied their Ionian communities with a sprouting vision of natural order governed by structural laws. Their technological innovations and design techniques formed the core of an experimental science and promoted a rational, not mythopoetical, discourse central to our understanding of the context in which early Greek philosophy emerged. Anaximander's prose book and his rationalizing mentality are illuminated in surprising ways by appeal to the ongoing, extraordinary projects of the archaic architects and their practical techniques.

Author : Arnold W. Lawrence
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greek Architecture written by Arnold W. Lawrence and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Roland Martin
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greek Architecture written by Roland Martin and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 1988 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicely produced paperback of the original Italian edition (Electa, s.p.A., Milan, 1972) and the English edition (Abrams, 1974). Profusely illustrated with drawings, reconstructions, and photographs. The bibliography has not been updated. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : George L. Hersey
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262580892
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lost Meaning of Classical Architecture written by George L. Hersey and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By analyzing this poetry - the tropes founded on the Greek terms for ornamental detail - he reconstructs a classical theory about the origin and meaning of the orders, one that links them to ancient sacrificial ritual and myth.