Author : Ian Jenkins
Release : 2006
Genre : Architecture
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 888/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Greek Architecture and Its Sculpture by : Ian Jenkins
Download or read book Greek Architecture and Its Sculpture written by Ian Jenkins. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Athens and Arcadia on one side of the Aegean Sea and from Ionia, Lycia, and Karia on the other, this book brings together some of the great monuments of classical antiquity--among them two of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the later temple of Artemis at Ephesos and the Mausoleum at Halikarnassos. With 250 photographs and specially commissioned line drawings, the book comprises a monumental narrative of the art and architecture that gave form, direction, and meaning to much of Western culture.