Author: Barletta, Barbara A.
Title: The Origins of the Greek Architectural Orders
Description: Cambridge/New York, Cambridge University Press, 2001. Paperback. Light blue photo-illustrated wraps with white and black lettering; xi, 220 pp.; richly illustrated. "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." -- WorldCat. VG (Wraps and textblock edges are lightly worn/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean; binding is solid.) .

Keywords: European Architecture, Greece ; Greece ; ; Regional Architecture - European


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