The Architecture of the Classical Temple of Hera

This volume is the first in a series providing detailed and up-to-date analyses of excavations and fieldwork conducted over more than a century at the Argive Heraion, site of a succession of religious buildings high above the plain of Argos. The book opens with an overview of the site's excavation history, including photographs taken during the investigations of the 1890s. The first few chapters fully reconstruct the classical temple from bottom to top, using the evidence of the existing foundations and the fragments of the architectural elements of the superstructure. These discussions are supported by an illustrated catalogue of the known architectural fragments, detailed and contextual site photographs, tables, actual-state drawings, and graphic reconstructions. The following chapters examine the style of the temple, in particular its blending of Peloponnesian and Attic features, to place the building within its historical, geographical, and political contexts. Four appendixes, including a note on the foot-module of the temple and a report on the scientific analysis of the temple's marbles, complete the volume. This work, the first monograph devoted solely to the Classical temple and the first concerning the site to be published in more than 50 years, will be the definitive source for scholars and students investigating the buildings of the Argive Heraion and a vital tool for those researching architectural trends of the period.

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The Architecture of the Classical Temple of Hera

This volume is the first in a series providing detailed and up-to-date analyses of excavations and fieldwork conducted over more than a century at the Argive Heraion, site of a succession of religious buildings high above the plain of Argos. The book opens with an overview of the site's excavation history, including photographs taken during the investigations of the 1890s. The first few chapters fully reconstruct the classical temple from bottom to top, using the evidence of the existing foundations and the fragments of the architectural elements of the superstructure. These discussions are supported by an illustrated catalogue of the known architectural fragments, detailed and contextual site photographs, tables, actual-state drawings, and graphic reconstructions. The following chapters examine the style of the temple, in particular its blending of Peloponnesian and Attic features, to place the building within its historical, geographical, and political contexts. Four appendixes, including a note on the foot-module of the temple and a report on the scientific analysis of the temple's marbles, complete the volume. This work, the first monograph devoted solely to the Classical temple and the first concerning the site to be published in more than 50 years, will be the definitive source for scholars and students investigating the buildings of the Argive Heraion and a vital tool for those researching architectural trends of the period.

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The Architecture of the Classical Temple of Hera

The Architecture of the Classical Temple of Hera

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The Architecture of the Classical Temple of Hera

The Architecture of the Classical Temple of Hera

by Piano B

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This volume is the first in a series providing detailed and up-to-date analyses of excavations and fieldwork conducted over more than a century at the Argive Heraion, site of a succession of religious buildings high above the plain of Argos. The book opens with an overview of the site's excavation history, including photographs taken during the investigations of the 1890s. The first few chapters fully reconstruct the classical temple from bottom to top, using the evidence of the existing foundations and the fragments of the architectural elements of the superstructure. These discussions are supported by an illustrated catalogue of the known architectural fragments, detailed and contextual site photographs, tables, actual-state drawings, and graphic reconstructions. The following chapters examine the style of the temple, in particular its blending of Peloponnesian and Attic features, to place the building within its historical, geographical, and political contexts. Four appendixes, including a note on the foot-module of the temple and a report on the scientific analysis of the temple's marbles, complete the volume. This work, the first monograph devoted solely to the Classical temple and the first concerning the site to be published in more than 50 years, will be the definitive source for scholars and students investigating the buildings of the Argive Heraion and a vital tool for those researching architectural trends of the period.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780876618011
Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Publication date: 10/28/2003
Series: Argive Heraion Series
Edition description: Volume I
Pages: 397
Product dimensions: 9.00(w) x 12.00(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range: 17 Years

Table of Contents

Prefaceix
Acknowledgmentsxiii
List of Illustrationsxv
List of Tablesxxi
Bibliography and Abbreviationsxxiii
Introduction1
1Materials and Techniques of Construction27
2The Foundations37
3The Ramp69
4The Krepidoma of the Peristyle73
5The Columns of the Peristyle83
6The Entablature of the Peristyle99
7The Pediments115
8The Roof121
9The Floor and Ceiling of the Peristyle145
10The Porch Facades149
11The Walls of the Porches and Cella159
12The Interior of the Cella169
13The Moldings175
14Polychromy185
15The Date and Style of the Temple191
16Repairs and Later History of the Temple197
Appendix 1Catalogue of Architectural Elements203
Appendix 2The Survey of the Foundations and the Preparation of the Actual-State Plan345
Appendix 3Note on the Foot Unit of the Temple and List of the Principal Dimensions347
Appendix 4Report on Marble Analysis351
Concordance355
Index of Architectural Elements and Sculpture in Collections357
Index of Ancient Sources361
General Index363
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