A Companion to Greek ArchitectureMargaret M. Miles A Companion to Greek Architecture provides an expansive overview of the topic, including design, engineering, and construction as well as theory, reception, and lasting impact.
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Contents
Early Greek Temples 15 | 15 |
Monumentality and Foreign Influence in Early Greek Temples | 31 |
Origins and Design of Terracotta Roofs in the Seventh Century BCE | 46 |
Temples and Engineering | 60 |
Temples and their Decoration | 75 |
The Use of Geometry by Ancient Greek Architects | 92 |
How Buildings Were Constructed | 105 |
Temples and Sanctuaries | 119 |
Stadia Gymnasia Palaistrai and Hippodromes | 314 |
Greek Baths | 328 |
Bouleuteria and Odeia | 342 |
The Greek Theater | 360 |
Grave Markers Tombs | 374 |
Reception | 391 |
Pergamon and Pergamene Influence | 406 |
New Directions in Hellenistic Sanctuaries | 424 |
Delphi | 135 |
Architectural Decoration in Mainland Greece | 164 |
Attic Sanctuaries | 178 |
The Financing and Administration of Public | 194 |
Scale Architects and Architectural Theory | 223 |
Civic Space | 239 |
Girding the City | 254 |
The Architecture of Greek Houses | 273 |
Hellenistic Royal Palaces | 288 |
Pharos Mausoleum and Colossus | 440 |
From Hellenistic to Roman Architecture | 454 |
Consuetudo Italica | 470 |
French Architectural Thought and the Idea of Greece | 487 |
The Reception of Greek Architecture in EighteenthCentury Britain | 509 |
The Case Study of the Parthenons East Porch | 526 |
Glossary | 546 |
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