Ancient Athenian Building Methods (Agora Picture Book 21)
While this booklet is illustrated solely with materials from the Athenian Agora, it also provides a concise introduction to building styles and techniques that will be useful to anyone interested in ancient Greek architecture. From financing to tools, and from mason’s marks to the clamps that held blocks together, no detail is omitted in this well-illustrated text. The different parts of monumental buildings, from the foundations to the tile roofs, are all discussed with clear drawings to indicate how the whole was constructed.
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Ancient Athenian Building Methods (Agora Picture Book 21)
While this booklet is illustrated solely with materials from the Athenian Agora, it also provides a concise introduction to building styles and techniques that will be useful to anyone interested in ancient Greek architecture. From financing to tools, and from mason’s marks to the clamps that held blocks together, no detail is omitted in this well-illustrated text. The different parts of monumental buildings, from the foundations to the tile roofs, are all discussed with clear drawings to indicate how the whole was constructed.
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Ancient Athenian Building Methods (Agora Picture Book 21)

Ancient Athenian Building Methods (Agora Picture Book 21)

Ancient Athenian Building Methods (Agora Picture Book 21)

Ancient Athenian Building Methods (Agora Picture Book 21)

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Overview

While this booklet is illustrated solely with materials from the Athenian Agora, it also provides a concise introduction to building styles and techniques that will be useful to anyone interested in ancient Greek architecture. From financing to tools, and from mason’s marks to the clamps that held blocks together, no detail is omitted in this well-illustrated text. The different parts of monumental buildings, from the foundations to the tile roofs, are all discussed with clear drawings to indicate how the whole was constructed.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780876616260
Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Publication date: 12/01/1984
Series: Agora Picture Books Series , #21
Edition description: Volume XXI
Pages: 32
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.12(d)
Age Range: 17 Years

About the Author

John McK. Camp II is Director of Excavations at the Athenian Agora and Professor of Classics at Randolph-Macon College in Virginia. Craig A. Mauzy is Manager of the Excavations at the Athenian Agora.
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