The origins of Greek temple architecture

In this book, Alessandro Pierattini offers a comprehensive study of the evolution of pre-archaic Greek temple architecture from the eleventh to mid-seventh century BCE. Demystifying the formative stages of Greek architecture, he traces how temples were transformed from unassuming shrines made of per...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pierattini, A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2022
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Origins and legacies. Early Iron Age temples and the question of function
  • The rise of monumental temples (eighth to mid-seventh centuries BC)
  • Technological innovation and permanence (first half of the seventh century)