New directions and paradigms for the study of Greek architecture : interdisciplinary dialogues in the field /
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"New Directions and Paradigms for the Study of Greek Architecture comprises 20 chapters by nearly three dozen scholars who describe recent discoveries, new theoretical frameworks, and applications of cutting-edge techniques in their architectural research. The contributions are united by several broad themes that represent the current directions of study in the field, i.e.: the organization and techniques used by ancient Greek builders and designers; the use and life history of Greek monuments over time; the communication of ancient monuments with their intended audiences together with their reception by later viewers; the mining of large sets of architectural data for socio-economic inference; and the recreation and simulation of audio-visual experiences of ancient monuments and sites by means of digital technologies. Contributors are: Lena Lambrinou; Vasileia Manidaki; Jeanne Capelle; Alexander Tanner; Nancy L. Klein; Nils Hellner; D. Matthew Buell, John C. McEnroe, Jorge Andreas Botero Besadalombana, Rafał Bieńkowski; Yannos Kourayos, Kornilia Daifa, Goulielmos Orestidis, Dimitrios Egglezos, Vasilis Papavasileiou, Eleni-Eva Toumpakari; Kyle A. Jazwa; András Patay-Horváth; Mark Wilson Jones; Silke Müth; Sarah A. Rous; Matthias Grawehr; Mary B. Hollinshead; Miriam G. Clinton, Ansel MacLaughlin; Christian Fron, Verena Stappmanns, Xiaoru Zhou, Philip Leistner; Clemente Marconi, David Scahill, Massimo Limoncelli; Bonna D. Wescoat".
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004416659
Listening to the stones : essays on architecture and function in ancient Greek sanctuaries in honour of Richard Alan Tomlinson /
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'Listening to the Stones' deals with a range of topics that relate to the broad scope of Richard Tomlinson's archaeological quests and echoes his own methodology in research. Innovative masonry modes, matters of style and orders, proportions and design principles, as well as the inter-regional connections which fostered the transmission of architectural traditions and technical know-how have been cardinal points in Tomlinson's writings and lectures, as much as the Greek foundations on foreign soil, the forethought in planning, achievements in the field of engineering and the interaction between the secular, the sepulchral and the sacred premises in an ancient city. The conservative or progressive attitudes of a society usually leave an imprint on architectural creations. So, architecture is subject to evolution along with the developing societies.
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Also issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (x, 264 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789690880 (PDF ebook) :
Studien zum spätklassischen und frühhellenistischen Städtebau in Arkadien, der Dodekanes und Makedonien /
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Im 4. Jahrhundert v.Chr. werden drei Regionen der östlichen Mittelmeerwelt durch urbanistische Massnahmen tiefgreifend umgestaltet. Während in Arkadien mit Megalopolis eine neue Metropole entsteht, folgen in der Dodekanes auf die Neugründung von Rhodos die Städtebauprojekte von Halikarnassos, Kos, Knidos und Myndos und in Makedonien baut König Archelaos Pella zu seiner neuen Hauptstadt aus. 0Martin Tombrägel rekonstruiert in seiner Studie Verlauf, Ursachen und Hintergründe der städtebaulichen Vorgänge in diesen drei Regionen unter Berücksichtigung neuerer Ausgrabungsergebnisse. Dabei gilt das Hauptinteresse den urbanistischen Errungenschaften der neuen spätklassischen Städte, in denen u.a. mit der Gestaltung individueller Stadtbilder experimentiert wird. Tombrägel nähert sich seiner Fragestellung unter Berücksichtigung zweier übergreifender Forschungsdiskurse: Einerseits wird analysiert, inwieweit sich die naturräumlichen, geopolitischen und ökonomischen Unterschiede der jeweiligen Regionen auf den Verlauf der Städtebauprojekte ausgewirkt haben, andererseits ist mit der Untersuchung ein methodenkritischer Ansatz verbunden, der danach fragt, wie literarische und archäologische Quellen einzeln und zusammenhängend historisch interpretiert werden können.
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236 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9783447109024
3447109025 :
1613-5628 ;
Houses in Graeco-Roman Egypt : arenas for ritual activity /
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This book examines different forms of ritual activities performed in houses of Graeco-Roman Egypt. It draws on the rich archaeological record of rural housing and evidence from literature or papyrological references to both urban and rural housing. The introduction critically considers the literature relevant to the topic in order to identify the research gap. Chapter I attempts to reconstruct the structure of urban and rural houses in Graeco-Roman Egypt in the light of papyri and archaeology. This aims to establish the physical and spatial framework for the rituals considered in the following chapters. In line with this reconstruction of domestic properties is the reconstruction of the architectural layout and use of the domestic pylon in Chapter II. Chapter III deals with two rituals enacted before the front door of the house, namely the sacrifice of fish on the 9th of Thoth and the sacrifice of pigs on the 15th of Pachon. Chapter IV considers the ritual of the illumination of lamps for the goddess Athena-Neith within and around houses on the 13th of Epeiph. Chapter V highlights the use of the house as an arena for social types of rituals associated with dining, birthdays, the mallokouria, the epikrisis, and marriage. Chapter VI explores the religious sphere of houses, which is obvious from domestic shrines, wall paintings with religious themes, and figurines of Egyptian and Graeco-Roman deities uncovered from houses. The last chapter deals with mourning rituals, which the house occupants performed after the demise of their beloved animals, such as dogs, and their family members. In the conclusion, I summarize my work and draw out its implications, suggesting that the house was the locus of social, religious, and funerary rituals in Graeco-Roman Egypt.
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vii, 104 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. :
Bibliography : pages 93-104. :
9781784914370
L'oblique dans le monde Grec : concept et imagerie /
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What could be more evident than the concepts of oblique, horizontal or vertical? In the modern world, these concepts form the basis of our thought system, both from a mathematical and artistic point of view. Everything would suggest that these principles were known to the Greek civilization. However, the study of the surviving texts casts a different light on the matter. Homer did not know the concept of oblique - no word could translate it into the language of his time. Even later, the Greeks had five adjectives approximately meaning oblique. Each discipline (cosmology, optic, geography, art, etc.) had its own way of looking at these five words. This work examines this topic.
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781784911409 (PDF ebook) :