The Temple of Apollo Bassitas: The architectureThe definitive publication of the Temple of Apollo at Bassai, in the northwest Peloponnese, this is one of four volumes representing the culmination of years of study by Professor Fred Cooper of the University of Minnesota and other scholars throughout the world. An identifiable work of Iktinos, the architect of the Parthenon, the building exhibits numerous unusual and uncanonical features that heralded a revolution in Greek architectural design. Volume I presents the history of the site and its cult, followed by a brief account of the Archaic remains and a geological report. The author then analyzes the structure of the temple from the foundations to the akroteria. The chapter on the marble roof is contributed by Nancy J. Kelly. Testimonia are cited in appendixes. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
PREVIOUS SCHOLARSHIP | 12 |
LIST OF FIGURES | 30 |
METHODS | 36 |
HISTORY AND CULT | 42 |
Map of the Phigaleia Region and the Western Peloponnese | 43 |
Plan of the Kotilon Temples in 1903 | 62 |
Miniature Helmets from Bassai in Athens National Museum | 71 |
THE DORIC EPISTYLE | 234 |
THE DORIC FRIEZE | 238 |
THE EXTERIOR GEISON | 241 |
THE TYMPANON | 249 |
THE ROOF SYSTEM | 252 |
Section of the Geison and Rafter | 253 |
Pan and Cover Tiles | 259 |
1 Section Plan and Elevation of Tiles in Place 2 Section of Independent Cover Tile 3 Hallers Scheme of Antefixes | 260 |
THE ARCHAIC SANCTUARY AT BASSAI | 81 |
The Archaic Temple Section and Actualstate Plans | 83 |
Pan Tiles from Bassai | 89 |
Archaic Antefix Fragments Found at Bassai | 91 |
Restored Antefixes Type B and Type A | 92 |
GEOLOGY AND QUARRIES | 98 |
Geologic Map of Kato Phigaleia | 100 |
Geologic Map of Bassai and the Kotilon Region | 102 |
Geologic Cross Section of Bassai and the Kotilon Region | 103 |
Stratigraphic Core | 104 |
Marble Thin Sections | 109 |
Isotopic Graphs of Marble Samples | 113 |
THE STATE OF PRESERVATION | 120 |
THE LAYOUT OF THE BUILDING | 131 |
Detail of the Southwest Corner of the Adyton | 135 |
THE ENGINEERING | 138 |
THE REFINEMENTS | 148 |
THE FOUNDATIONS | 159 |
Foundations for the Ionic Columns | 162 |
THE KREPIDOMA | 169 |
Decorative Treatment of the Krepidoma | 172 |
THE TOICHOBATE INTERIOR AND PORCH STYLOBATES AND PAVING | 177 |
The Geometry of the Interior Pavement | 180 |
THE PERISTYLE | 184 |
THE SEKOS | 188 |
Details of the North Anta at the Base | 195 |
THE PRONAOS AND OPISTHODOMOS | 198 |
The Southeast Anta Capital | 206 |
THE ENTRANCEWAYS | 210 |
The East Entranceway Exterior Restored | 222 |
THE DORIC COLUMN AND CAPITAL | 229 |
Reconstruction of Roof Tiles and Sima | 262 |
Gr 9 and Reconstruction of Raking Geison and Eaves | 264 |
Reconstructed Ridge Tile Plans and Elevations | 267 |
Reconstructed Sima Block | 269 |
Peak Sima | 272 |
Tile Edges | 274 |
Reconstruction of Peak with Akroterion Base Sd 48 | 275 |
Reconstruction of Antefix and Eaves Tile | 277 |
THE AKROTERIA | 280 |
THE CORINTHIAN COLUMN BASE AND SHAFT | 293 |
THE LIMESTONE IONIC CAPITALS | 301 |
Limestone Ionic Capital Face as Restored by Rhomaios | 303 |
Geometrical Map Projections | 320 |
Histogram of Maeander Intervals on the Abacus of the Corinthian Capital | 323 |
THE EPIKRANITIS | 325 |
Painted Lyre Pattern on the Pteroma Epikranitis | 333 |
THE INTERIOR GEISON | 334 |
Restoration of Marble False Beams W B Dinsmoor | 343 |
THE MASONS AND MASONS MARKS | 354 |
Masons Marks from the Classical Temple at Bassai | 358 |
Letter Forms in Masons Marks at Bassai and on the Hephaisteion Coffers | 362 |
IKTINOS ARCHITECT AT BASSAI | 369 |
Actualstate Plan of the Parthenon Opisthodomos | 372 |
Plan of the Telesterion at Eleusis | 375 |
A Sources on History and Cult | 383 |
B Sources on Iktinos | 389 |
Pteroma Coffers | 400 |
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Common terms and phrases
5th century abacus adyton Aigina akroterion anastylosis anta antefixes Archaic architectural Arkadian Athens base Bassai Bassitas Bassitas III beams bedrock BNUS bottom ceiling cella century B.c. clamps Cockerell coffer columns Corinthian capital corner course cover tiles crosswall curvature decoration diameter dimensions Dinsmoor Doric dowel cuttings drum east edge entablature entranceway epikranitis epistyle euthynteria excavations exterior F. A. Cooper façade face fascia FGrHist flank wall footnote foundations fragments frieze geison geison blocks Greek Haller hawksbeak height horizontal Iktinos interior Ionic capital jamb capital joint Kotilon Kourouniotes 1910 length limestone marble measurements Messenian metope molding Mount Kotilion opisthodomos orthostate outer palmette pan tiles panel Parthenon Pausanias peristyle Phigaleia plane porch projection pronaos pteroma pteromata quarry reconstruction roof Roux sanctuary sekos shaft side sima block slabs southwest Spartan spur wall stone stylobate stylobate blocks Temple of Apollo toichobate triglyph tympanon vertical width Yalouris καὶ