Akrotiri Thera : an architecture of affluence 3,500 years old /

This book examines the architecture of Akrotiri, dealing not only with the building technology, but also with issues of typology, form, and function. It provides an overall picture of the architecture of Akrotiri, including an outline of its town plan, a description of the individual houses, and a d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Palyvou, Klairē
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : INSTAP Academic Press, 2005.
Colección:Prehistory monographs ; 15.
Temas:
Architecture, Minoan > Greece > Akrōtēri.
Architecture, Domestic > Greece > Akrōtēri.
Architecture minoenne > Grèce > Akrotiri (Santorin, Grèce)
Architecture domestique antique > Grèce > Akrotiri (Santorin, Grèce)
ARCHITECTURE > History > Prehistoric & Primitive.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Antiquities.
Architecture, Domestic.
Architecture, Minoan.
Minoische Kultur.
Architektur.
Wohnen.
Akrōtēri (Greece) > Antiquities.
Akrotíri (Santorin, Grèce) > Antiquités.
Greece > Akrōtēri.
Akrotiri (Griechenland)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The volcanic fate of Thera
  • 2. The archaeologist : an unexpected visitor 3,500 years later
  • 3. The settlement pattern of Thera during the 2nd millennium B.C.
  • 4. The Akrotiri region : landscape, past and present
  • 5. The town
  • 6. The buildings
  • 7. A guided tour through the town
  • 8. A synopsis of the Theran house model
  • 9. The art of building : materials and techniques
  • 10. Design and morphology
  • 11. Reconciling with the wrath of Engelados
  • 12. Thera and her neighbors in a time of opulence.

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