Description |
240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction : temples, lands, and gods -- Homes of the gods : development, glory, and decline -- Building for the gods : siting, construction, decoration, and finance -- The living temple : the parts of the temple and their uses -- Encounters with the gods : the temple in its sacred setting -- Temples of the gods : seven journeys through Greek lands -- Epilogue : exploration and conservation today. |
Subject |
Temples -- Greece.
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Temples. |
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Greece. |
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Temples, Greek.
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Temples, Greek. |
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Architecture, Greek -- History.
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Architecture, Greek. |
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History. |
ISBN |
0500051429 hardback |
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9780500051429 hardback |
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