Priene (Second Edition). Hellenic Studies; 5.

Lediglich der Einband ist leicht berieben und besto�n. Sonst aber ein sehr gutes und sauberes Exemplar/ Only the binding is slightly rubbed and bumped. Otherwise, however, a very good and clean copy. - It was towards the end of the 19th century that German excavators first brought to light the ruins of ancient Priene, the once prosperous Ionian city of Asia Minor that flourished from the end of the 4th to the end of the 2nd century BC. Before the German excavations, the city had not, however, been altogether unknown: in the middle of the 18th century, through the published drawings of Stuart and Revett, distinguished members of the Society of Dilettanti, the Temple of Athena Polias became widely recognised as one of the most important edifices in the history of Greek architecture. In antiquity the temple had already been admired as a model of the Ionic order. Yet Priene's hold on the imagination goes well beyond the story of a single temple or the perfection of its individual building types, the Prytaneion, the Ekklesiasterion, the Gymnasia and the Agora complex. As Professor Wolfram Hoepfner explains in his extensive introductory chapter, the city was built according to an overall plan that, as reflected in Aristotle's Politics, became a point of reference for the ideal city. Priene was and still remains an important case study, and a review of its architecture as a whole sheds important light on many aspects of the life and thought of the late Classical and early Hellenistic age. This book is intended for scholar and layman alike. To complement its wide-ranging architectural themes, Priene includes an introductory historical note, a chapter on sculpture and pottery, illustrative appendices, an extensive bibliography and fine quality drawings that use the most up-to-date electronic software to process data from the original research material. The results are unique: colour is used to suggest a more naturalistic view of architectural elements; differing interpretations of monuments are juxtaposed; and separate tables relating to the orders of the major buildings are clearly presented. Against this rich background of architectural and historical practice and theory, it is entirely appropriate that Priene the book should, like Priene the city, become a reference work for debates yet to come. CONTENTS: "Introduction" (Fritz Graf) "A modern approach to ancient Asia Minor" (I. Svolos) "Introductory Historical Note" (Dr. K. Ferla) "Old and New Priene - Pythius and Aristotle" by Professor W. Hoepfner INTRODUCTION - A Brief History of Excavations Topography Water supply, Ventilation, Sunlight City Planning Streets Necropoles Defense System Acropolis "Teloneia" AGORA General Form Sacred Stoa South Stoa EKKLESIASTERION or BOULEUTERION The Building The Roofing PRYTANEION Location The Building SANCTUARY OF ATHENA POLIAS Location Temple Decoration Statue of the Goddess Colour Altar Floor Propylon Stoa The Area to the North - "Treasury" History of the Discovery of the Temple ASCLEPIEION or SANCTUARY OF ZEUS Problems of Identification Location Description Temple Stoas "An inscribed anta" (Ioannis Arvanitis) SANCTUARY OF DEMETER AND KORE Location Temple Bothros Houses Statues OTHER SHRINES Sacred House Shrine of Egyptian Gods Shrine of Cybele Shrines at the Gates Shrine of Telon THEATRE ; Location Historical Data Early Hellenistic Period Late Hellenistic Period Roman Period Colour GYMNASIA T General Introduction UPPER GYMNASIUM Hellenistic Period Roman Period Christian Era LOWER GYMNASIUM Propylon Exedra Palaestra Interior Courtyard Ephebeum Baths. ISBN 9780674012721