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Ancient Athenian building methods / prepared by John McK. Camp II and William B. Dinsmoor, Jr.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Excavations of the Athenian Agora. Picture book ; ; no 21.Publication details: [Athens] : American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1984.Description: 32 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0876616260
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 690.09385
Summary: "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." -- Publisher's description.

Bibliography: page [3] of cover.

"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." -- Publisher's description.

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