The origins of the Greek architectural orders / Barbara A. Barletta.

Main entry:

Barletta, Barbara A.

Title & Author:

The origins of the Greek architectural orders / Barbara A. Barletta.

Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Description:

xi, 220 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-216) and index.
Preface -- 1. The literary evidence -- 2. The archaeological evidence : proto-geometric through the seventh century B.C. -- 3. The emergence of the Doric 'order' -- 4. The emergence of the Ionic 'order' -- 5. The origins of the orders : reality and theory -- Conclusions: interpretations and implications -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary:

Much of our understanding of the origins and early development of the Greek architectural orders is based on the writings of ancient authors, such as Vitruvius, and those of modern interpreters. Traditionally, the archaeological evidence has been viewed secondarily and often made to fit within a literary context, despite contradictions that occur. Barletta's study examines both forms of evidence in an effort to reconcile the two sources, as well as to offer a coherent reconstruction of the origins and development of the Greek architectural orders. Beginning with the early, pre-canonical material, she demonstrates that the relatively late emergence of the Doric and Ionic orders arose from contributions of separate regions of the Greek world, rather than from a single center. Barletta's reinterpretation of the evidence also assigns greater importance to the often overlooked contributions of Western Greece and the Cycladic Islands.

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ISBN:

0521792452
9780521792455
0521124220
9780521124225

Subject:

Architecture Orders.
Architecture, Greek.
Architecture Orders Sources.
Architecture Ordres.
Architecture grecque.
Architecture Ordres Sources.
architectural orders (assembly and style)
Geschichte
Säulenordnung
Bouwstijlen.
Bouworden.
Ontwikkeling (proces)
Griekse oudheid.
Arquitetura grega.
Arquitetura antiga.
Architecture, Greek Orders.
Architecture, Greek Orders Sources.
Griechenland
Greece Antiquities.
Griechenland (Altertum)

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Sources

Holdings:

Location: Library main 219448
Call No.: NA2815 .B3 2001
Status: Available

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